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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-0290

CVE-2017-0290

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."

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_security:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.1.13701.0
    • (no CPE)
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Malware Protection Enginev5
    Range: 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

Patches

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