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 Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-00255)

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...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine < 1.1.13903 RCE

The version of Microsoft Malware Protection Engine MMPE installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.13903.0. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper handling of files during scanning. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a...