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MicrosoftCVE-2017-8538

HistoryMay 26, 2017 - 8:29 p.m.

CVE-2017-8538

2017-05-2620:29:00

CWE-119

microsoft

web.nvd.nist.gov

In Wild

cve-2017-8538

microsoft

malware protection engine

remote code execution

vulnerability

windows server

windows 7

windows 8.1

windows 10

windows server 2016

exchange server

memory corruption

CVSS2

9.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

6.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.946

Percentile

99.3%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Vulners

Node

microsoftforefront_securityMatch-

microsoftmalware_protection_engineRange≤1.1.13704.0

microsoftwindows_defenderMatch-

AND

microsoftexchange_serverMatch2013

microsoftexchange_serverMatch2016

microsoftwindows_10

microsoftwindows_10Match1511

microsoftwindows_10Match1607

microsoftwindows_10Match1703

microsoftwindows_7Match-sp1

microsoftwindows_8.1

microsoftwindows_rt_8.1Match-

microsoftwindows_server_2008Match-sp2

microsoftwindows_server_2008Matchr2sp1

microsoftwindows_server_2012Match-

microsoftwindows_server_2012Matchr2

microsoftwindows_server_2016Match-

VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftwindows_defender-cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:::
microsoftforefront_security-cpe:/a:microsoft:forefront_security:-:::
microsoftmalware_protection_enginecpe:/a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine::::

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
microsoft	windows_defender	-	cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_defender:-:::
microsoft	forefront_security	-	cpe:/a:microsoft:forefront_security:-:::
microsoft	malware_protection_engine		cpe:/a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Malware Protection Engine",
    "vendor": "Microsoft Corporation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "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."
      }
    ]
  }
]