CVE-2017-8540: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Improper Restriction of Operations Vulnerability
First published: Fri May 26 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Forefront Security | ||
| Microsoft Malware Protection Engine | <=1.1.13704.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Defender | ||
| Microsoft Exchange Server | =2013 | |
| Microsoft Exchange Server | =2016 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1511 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1703 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Malware Protection Engine | >=1.1.13701.0<1.1.13704.0 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 1507 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 1511 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 1607 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 1703 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
| Microsoft Endpoint Protection | ||
| Microsoft Exchange Server | =2013 | |
| Microsoft Exchange Server | =2016 | |
| Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection | ||
| Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection | =2010 | |
| Microsoft Intune Endpoint Protection | ||
| Microsoft Security Essentials | ||
| Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection | ||
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