CVE-2014-2779 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) prior to version 1.1.10701.0. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by submitting a specially crafted file, leading to a system hang. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, and requires medium attack complexity with no authentication. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.10600.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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