PT-2017-18397 · Microsoft · Malware Protection Engine+3

Published 2017-05-26 · Updated 2025-04-07 · CVE-2017-8538

NVD

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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-2017-8540 and CVE-2017-8541.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8538

Affected Products

Malware Protection Engine

Outlook Web App

Forefront Security

Windows Defender

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42081 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8538 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8538 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8538 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98706 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038571 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118119 · Telegram Post