CVE-2014-2779
mpengine.dll in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.10701.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
mpengine.dll in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.10701.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 13.35% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/malware protection engine
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 13.4% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59337
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438VDB Entry
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59337
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438VDB Entry
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.