Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability
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". CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CVE-2017-8540
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: kev:CVE-2017-8540
Malware Protection Engine
Source reference: /product
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- Prerequisites
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2017-8540
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- Event
- #2805 · Revision 1
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