CVE-2014-2779
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.134 · 96 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
13.4% (96th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
4.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft malware protection engine≤ 1.1.10600.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59337enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438enisa_euvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59337nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076VDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438VDB Entrynvd
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