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 :

May 8, 2019, 10:03 p.m.

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_defender
2 Microsoft malware_protection_engine
3 Microsoft forefront_security

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).

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 26, 2024, 1:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

Collection of Windows Privilege Escalation (Analyse/PoC/Exp...)

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
296 stars 59 fork 59 watcher
Born at : April 22, 2021, 3:29 a.m. This repo has been linked 233 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 years, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 18, 2020, 4:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 months ago
13 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 7 years, 6 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.

✍️ A curated list of CVE PoCs.

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Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
3289 stars 678 fork 678 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2017, 6:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 1042 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 (2 months, 1 week ago)

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 [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.

91.80 }} -1.22%

score

0.99005

percentile

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