CVE-2017-8558 | BDVDB-2026-86995 Detail

MicrosoftMicrosoft Malware Protection Engine

Description#

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on 32-bit versions of 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 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42264/

History#

Version 12017-06-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2017-06-29
Last modified: 2024-08-05

Vendor information

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

All Microsoft vulnerabilities

Score

No score available.

EPSS

43.5%, Moderate

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 98.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
32-bit versions only of 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.
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).