CVE-2017-8540
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-26 20:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:41
Severity ?
Summary
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-2017-8541.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98703Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8540Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42088/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98703Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8540Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42088/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-03

Due date: 2022-03-24

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540

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