Is CVE-2014-2779 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2779 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2779?

CVE-2014-2779 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-2779

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 13.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 13.4% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-2806)
Published: June 18, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2806 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / malware protection engine

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59337
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68076(VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030438(VDB Entry)
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/2974294(Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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