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CVE-2017-8538

high · 7.8

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability", a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8540 and CVE-2017-8541.

7.8
CVSS
50.0%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2017-05-26
Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftforefront_securityall versions
microsoftmalware_protection_engine<= 1.1.13704.0
microsoftwindows_defenderall versions
microsoftexchange_server2013
microsoftexchange_server2016
microsoftwindows_10all versions
microsoftwindows_101511
microsoftwindows_101607
microsoftwindows_101703
microsoftwindows_7all versions
microsoftwindows_8.1all versions
microsoftwindows_rt_8.1all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2008r2
microsoftwindows_server_2012all versions
microsoftwindows_server_2012r2
microsoftwindows_server_2016all versions

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References

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