Patch Tuesday, December 2017 Edition

The final Patch Tuesday of the year is upon us, with Adobe and Microsoft each issuing security updates for their software once again. Redmond fixed problems with various flavors of Windows, Microsoft Edge, Office, Exchange and its Malware Protection Engine. And of course Adobe's got another...

December Patch Tuesday: Quiet End to the Year

This December Patch Tuesday is considerably lighter than last month’s patch releases. While only three of the fixes were for Windows operating systems, the majority of the vulnerabilities to pay attention to are Browser/Scripting Engine-based. Overall, this month's updates address are fixes for 3...

Microsoft December Patch Tuesday Update Fixes Six Critical Bugs

Microsoft patched 34 vulnerabilities that are part of its December Patch Tuesday release. A total of 20 vulnerabilities were rated critical and another 12 were rated important. Impacted are Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Exchange. Notable...

Multiple Microsoft Products Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Endpoint Protection and others are products of Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A. Microsoft Endpoint Protection is a free antivirus program; Windows Defender is a suite of antivirus programs used to remove, quarantine and prevent spyware. Malware Protection Engine is one of the malware...

CVE-2017-11940

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11940

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11940

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11940

CVE-2017-11940 / CVE-2017-11937 describe a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE) used by Windows Defender/Endpoint Protection, Forefront, and related products. The issue stems from MMPE not properly scanning specially crafted files, which can lead t...

CVE-2017-11940

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11940: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

PT-2017-12319

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Malware Protection Engine versions prior to the fixed version Microsoft Forefront affected versions not specified Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709 Microsoft...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which is used in Microsoft’s built-in security tools, allows a perpetrator to execute code and gain full control over the system.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine is related to errors during the scanning of a specially created file. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker who operates remotely to execute arbitrary code and gain full control over the system using a specially crafted file...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine on Windows Defender Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (Dec 2017)

This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Security Updates released for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine dated 12/06/2017 SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine < 1.1.14405.2 RCE

The version of Microsoft Malware Protection Engine MMPE installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.14405.2. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. Note that Nessus has checked if a vulnerable version of MMPE is being used by any of the following application...

Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows Security Update For A Critical Vulnerability

Microsoft has just released an emergency security patch to address a critical remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its Malware Protection Engine MPE that could allow an attacker to take full control of a victim's PC. Enabled by default, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine offers the core...

CVE-2017-11937

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11937

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

Remote code execution

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11937

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...

CVE-2017-11937

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, 1709 and Windows Server 2016, Windows Server, version 1709, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properl...