CVE-2006-5270

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
51.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: February 13, 2007 (7029 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft antigenmicrosoft forefront securitymicrosoft malware protection enginemicrosoft windows defendermicrosoft windows live onecare

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.kb.cert.org 🔗 www.osvdb.org 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com