Forefront Security
Vendor:
First CVE: Feb 13, 2007 · Active for 19 years
7
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 83% of tracked products
3.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 82% of tracked products
7.4
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 48% of tracked products
14.3%
KEV Rate
Higher KEV Rate than 98% of tracked products
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Forefront Security over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Feb 13, 2007
19 years ago
Most Recent CVE
May 26, 2017
3,345 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Forefront Security7 CVEs
29%
71%
All CVEs352,101 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local6 (85.7%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (14.3%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low6 (85.7%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (14.3%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (14.3%)
Required6 (85.7%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None6 (85.7%)
Unknown1 (14.3%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
7 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-8540HIGH 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 S | May 26, 2017 | 7.8 | 94 | YES | YES |
CVE-2017-0290HIGH 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 S | May 9, 2017 | 7.8 | 76 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-8541HIGH 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 S | May 26, 2017 | 7.8 | 64 | NO | YES |
CVE-2017-8538HIGH 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 S | May 26, 2017 | 7.8 | 64 | NO | YES |
CVE-2006-5270HIGH Integer overflow in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll), as used by Windows Live OneCare, Antigen, Defender, and Forefront Security, allows user-assisted remote | Feb 13, 2007 | 9.3 | 37 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-8542MEDIUM 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 S | May 26, 2017 | 5.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2017-8539MEDIUM 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 S | May 26, 2017 | 5.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
CISA KEV
1 CVE
14.3% of CVEs· 98th percentile
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
4 CVEs
57.1% of CVEs· 93rd percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (7 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Forefront Security
Top CWEs
Versions
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