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...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-11937)

A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file. A successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution...

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 CVE-2017-11937 entry describes a remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE), affecting Windows Defender/Forefront and related products across multiple Windows versions. The vulnerability arises when the MMPE fails to properly scan a specially crafted file, enabli...

KLA11854 ACE vulnerability in Microsoft System Center

A remote code execution vulnerability was found in Microsoft System Center. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code. Original advisories CVE-2017-11937 Exploitation Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details...

KLA11154 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Forefront Endpoint Protection and Exchange Server

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Microsoft Systems. alicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code. An error of scanning specially crafted file can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code. Technical details Vulnerabilities is affected Windows Defender for...