{"id":"CVE-2014-2779","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-2779","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T06:58:57.118Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2014-06-18T16:55:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:07:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["microsoft/malware protection engine"],"epss":{"score":0.13352,"percentile":0.96424,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/59337","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076","tags":["VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438","tags":["VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/59337","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076","tags":["VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438","tags":["VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2779","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}