CVE-2017-8539
5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD
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 denial of service. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability", a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8535, CVE-2017-8536, CVE-2017-8537, and CVE-2017-8542.
Affected (3)
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions | |
| Up to 1.1.13704.0 | |
| All versions |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Exchange Server | Version 2013 |
Microsoft Windows 10 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows 7 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | All versions |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | All versions |
Related CWEs
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-369
Divide By Zero
The product divides a value by zero.
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
CWE-674
Uncontrolled Recursion
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
References (6)
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
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