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>> Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote DoS Vulnerability (MS08-029)
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Title : Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote DoS Vulnerability (MS08-029)
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1506
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1437 - CVE-2008-1438
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-13
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Two vulnerabilities have been identified in various Microsoft products, which could be exploited by attackers or malware to cause a denial of service.
The first issue is caused by an error in the Malware Protection Engine that does not properly validate input when parsing specially crafted files, which could be exploited to cause an affected application to become non-responsive and restart [...]
Solution
Apply patches :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-029.mspx
Credits
Vulnerabilities reported by SoWhat (Nevis Labs).
ChangeLog
2008-05-13 : Initial release
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