CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-0986
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-04-04
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
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 configurations
• microsoft exchange server 2013
• microsoft exchange server 2016
• microsoft security essentials
• microsoft forefront endpoint protection 2010
• microsoft intune endpoint protection
• microsoft system center endpoint protection
• microsoft system center endpoint protection 2012
• microsoft windows defender
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103593 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040631 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0986 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44402/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103593 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040631 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0986 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44402/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry