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CVE-2014-2779

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Malware Protection Engine: through 1.1.10600.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/59337
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59337
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438
• https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294

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