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CVE-2017-8541

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-05-26T20:00:00
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Description

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-2017-8538 and CVE-2017-8540.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

Microsoft Corporation

Malware Protection Engine

Affected Versions:

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

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-vmvp-q95h-cjxj

Advisory Details

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-2017-8538 and CVE-2017-8540.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8541
WEB https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8541
WEB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42092
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98710
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8541
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98710
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42092/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571
Published: 2017-05-26T20:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T16:41:23.708Z
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