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CVE-2017-8540 Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far
Weakness CWE-119

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-2017-8541.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Malware Protection Engine Versions not published

Other CVEs of Malware Protection Engine

The 7 CVEs of Malware Protection Engine →
CVE-2017-8537 The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows… Not rated CVE-2017-8538 The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows… Not rated CVE-2017-8539 The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows… Not rated CVE-2017-8541 The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows… Not rated
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