CVE-2017-8540

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
84.613

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilites CVE-2017-8540 are fixed in Antimalware 1.1.13704.0 mpam-fex64Windows
Vulnerabilites CVE-2017-8540 are fixed in Antimalware Version 1.1.13704.0 mpam-feWindows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-400001Antimalware Definition Updates (1.449.337.0)
PATCH-400001Antimalware Definition Updates (1.449.337.0)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234