Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-11940
Published: December 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9598
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11940
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when scanning by the target Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with LocalSystem privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11940
Update to version 1.1.14405.2.