7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-0290
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2017, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:02 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-0290 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-0290 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_10
2 Microsoft windows_7
3 Microsoft windows_8.1
4 Microsoft windows_rt_8.1
5 Microsoft windows_server_2008
6 Microsoft windows_server_2012
7 Microsoft windows_server_2016
8 Microsoft windows_defender
9 Microsoft malware_protection_engine
10 Microsoft forefront_security
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 10
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-0290.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420
https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 Vendor Advisory
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420
https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 Vendor Advisory
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Cruxer8Mech/Idk

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Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
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lnick2023/nicenice

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Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.
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ycdxsb/WindowsPrivilegeEscalation

Collection of Windows Privilege Escalation (Analyse/PoC/Exploit)

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
328 stars 62 fork 62 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2021, 3:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 276 different CVEs too.
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YongZeer/securip.github.io

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Updated: 4 years, 5 months ago
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Born at : July 18, 2020, 4:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456

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Updated: 4 months ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1029 different CVEs too.
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homjxi0e/CVE-2017-0290-

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Updated: 7 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 11, 2017, 4:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc

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awesome cve poc

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
3331 stars 680 fork 680 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1044 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-0290 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
NoName ransomware gang deploying RansomHub malware in recent attacks

The NoName ransomware gang has been trying to build a reputation for more than three years targeting small and medium-sized businesses worldwide with its encryptors and may now be working as a RansomH ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 10, 2024 (3 months, 1 week ago)
CVE-2023-27532 CVE-2022-42475 CVE-2021-42287 CVE-2021-42278 CVE-2020-1472 CVE-2017-0290 CVE-2017-0144

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-0290 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420
    Added Reference https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html
    Added Reference https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290
    Added Reference https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344
    Added Reference https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:-:-:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41975/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038420 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038419 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://0patch.blogspot.si/2017/05/0patching-worst-windows-remote-code.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 No Types Assigned https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/4022344 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816 No Types Assigned https://twitter.com/natashenka/status/861748397409058816 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:1.1.13701.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:-:-:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description NScript in mpengine in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine with Engine Version before 1.1.13704.0, as used in Windows Defender and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (type confusion and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code within any file scanned by this engine. The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0290 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98330 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/windows-defender-nscript-remote-vulnerability/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

70.97 }} -20.82%

score

0.98231

percentile

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