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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2018-0986 EUVD-2018-1763GHSA-v2gp-f824-rv7r

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, …

Published Apr 4, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Vendor: Microsoft Product: Microsoft Exchange Server Product: Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection Product: Microsoft Security Essentials Product: Microsoft System Center Product: Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Product: Windows Defender Product: Windows Intune Endpoint Protection Platform: Windows

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine does not properly scan a specially crafted file, leading to memory corruption, aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Defender, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Windows Defender Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows … —
Microsoft Windows Intune Endpoint Protection Windows Intune Endpoint Protection —
Microsoft Microsoft Security Essentials Microsoft Security Essentials —
Microsoft Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection —
Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016 —
Microsoft Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection —
Microsoft Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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