CVE-2017-8542
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-2017-8539.
Published:May 26, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:May 26, 2017
EPSS Score:0.1918
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Exchange Server
Microsoft
Exchange Server
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Forefront Security
Microsoft
Forefront Security
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft
Malware Protection Engine
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10
Microsoft
Windows 10
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 7
Microsoft
Windows 7
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 8.1
Microsoft
Windows 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Defender
Microsoft
Windows Defender
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Rt 8.1
Microsoft
Windows Rt 8.1
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2012
Microsoft
Windows Server 2012
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2016
Microsoft
Windows Server 2016
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
