CVE-2006-5270 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2007-02-13

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 51.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:antigen::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_security::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_onecare::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50982.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/24146
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511577
http://www.osvdb.org/31888
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22479
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017636
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0579
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-010

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Antigen Forefront Security Malware Protection Engine Windows Defender Windows Live Onecare

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-13T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:41:05.371Z

Reserved: 2006-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5270

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-13T20:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5270

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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