CVE-2006-5270
highpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.303 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft malware protection engineall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows live onecareall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_live_onecare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24146enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/511577enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/31888enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22479enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017636enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0579enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-010enisa_euvd
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