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Critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2017-11937)
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Tagged: CVE, CVE-2017-11937, Forefront, Microsoft Security Essentials, Vulnerability, Windows Defender
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December 7, 2017 at 1:37 am #150386
gborn
AskWoody_MVPStrange things happen. I received this night (Germany) a notification from Microsoft about a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2017-11937). All Windows versions using either Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront are affected. But there are no updates available – and the link within Microsoft’s Update Catalog are broken.
I’ve documented my findings till yet within my blog post: Critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2017-11937)
Perhaps other users can shed a bit more light into that topic. In case you have new insights, please leave a comment, either here or within my blog. I will also link from my article to this thread.
Microsoft Windows Insider MVP, Microsoft Answers Community Moderator, Blogger, Book author
https://www.borncity.com/win/
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December 7, 2017 at 3:03 am #150572
gborn
AskWoody_MVPOk, it seems I was lured into the wrong direction by Microsoft’s Security Center and it’s download links. I’ve added my blog post.
Defender and MSE are updating itself – and it seems that yesterday the Security module has been updated. That’s what I found out comparing the details on 2 Win 7 machines (one, which is always online and one, which hasn’t been booted since 3 days).
Microsoft Windows Insider MVP, Microsoft Answers Community Moderator, Blogger, Book author
https://www.borncity.com/win/
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December 7, 2017 at 3:05 am #150574
HiFlyer
AskWoody PlusWin Defender Win8.1.64, 7.12.2017.
Antimalware Client Version: 4.10.209.0
Engine Version: 1.1.14405.2
Antivirus definition: 1.259.16.0
Antispyware definition: 1.259.16.0
Network Inspection System Engine Version: 2.1.14202.0
Network Inspection System Definition Version: 118.2.0.0 -
December 7, 2017 at 5:33 am #150600
dgreen
AskWoody LoungerMicrosoft Security Essentials updated this morning
antimalware client version: 4.10.209.0
engine version: 1.1.14405.2
antivirus definition: 1.259.16.0
antispyware definition 1.259.16.0
Network inspection system engine version: 2.1.14202.0
Network Inspection system definition version: 118.2.0.0 -
December 7, 2017 at 9:02 am #150630
anonymous
GuestWin7 Pro, MSE.
Yes, this morning (Europe) there was a large download of definitions, taking the definition number on my main machine from 1.257.1460.0 yeaterday afternoon to 1.259.1.0 this morning. Some investigation with a spare, not-internet-facing, machine shows that:
My main machine updated to engine version 1.1.14405.2 sometime recently, while the spare machine (which was up-to-date within the last week) is still at 1.1.14306.0.
I suspect (and I am glad to see) that the engine is apparently kept up to date when using the on-line update method.
HMcF
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December 7, 2017 at 6:50 pm #150747
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