#VU9547 Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-11937

 

#VU9547 Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-11937

Published: December 7, 2017 / Updated: December 7, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9547
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-11937
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
Software vendor:
Microsoft

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.


Remediation

Update to version 1.1.14405.2.

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