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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 properly scan a specially crafted file leading to remote code execution. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 20.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 20.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
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Evidence

Source links by recency

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3 source links · newest first
  • Security Affairs newsletter Round 140 – News of the weekSecurity Affairs

    A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Once again thank you! · Halloware Ransomware, a new malware offered for sale on the Dark Web for Only $40 · PayPal-owned company TIO Networks data breach affects 1.6 million customers · Security Affairs newsletter Round 139 […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comDec 10, 2017, 10:32 AM
  • Microsoft Patches Critical Vulnerability in Malware Protection EngineSecurityWeek

    Microsoft this week released an update for the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MPE) to address a critical severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in it.

    newswww.securityweek.comDec 8, 2017, 3:58 PM
  • CVE-2017-11937 | Microsoft releases an emergency update to fix a flaw in Malware Protection EngineSecurity Affairs

    Microsoft issued an emergency Windows Security Update to address a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2017-11937, that affects the Malware Protection Engine. Microsoft issued an emergency Windows Security Update to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2017-11937, that affects the Malware Protection Engine (MPE). The emergency fix comes a few days before Microsoft is scheduled to roll out […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comDec 8, 2017, 9:25 AM

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