Microsoft Windows Live Onecare 1.1.3520.0 Malware Protection Engine mpengine.dll resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Live Onecare 1.1.3520.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function in the library mpengine.dll of the component Malware Protection Engine. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1437. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Live Onecare 1.1.3520.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block in the library mpengine.dll of the component Malware Protection Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) 1.1.3520.0 and 0.1.13.192, as used in multiple Microsoft products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (engine hang and restart) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1438.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2008. The weakness was disclosed 05/13/2008 by Sowhat with Nevis Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1437 since 03/21/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32313 (MS08-029: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Denial of Service (952044)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90436 (Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (MS08-029)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6110.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (32313), SecurityFocus (BID 29060†), OSVDB (45027†), Secunia (SA30172†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020016†). The entries VDB-39749, VDB-42328 and VDB-42326 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 32313
Nessus Name: MS08-029: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Could Allow Denial of Service (952044)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Sowhat
Organization: Nevis Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42327

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SecurityFocus: 29060 - Microsoft Malware Protection Engine File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 30172
OSVDB: 45027 - CVE-2008-1437 - MS08-029 - Microsoft - Malware Protection Engine - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020016
Vulnerability Center: 18374 - [MS08-029] Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Multiple Products Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1506

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/10/2019 10:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (75), 08/10/2019 10:00 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:9FC:103

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