Vulnerability in Microsoft Antigen
CVE-2006-5270
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 attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.303 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.301 · newest: 0.303 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-010 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/22479 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/31888 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511577 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/24146 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0579 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5270?
- CVE-2006-5270 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Antigen. Published 2007-02-13.
- Is CVE-2006-5270 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.