PT-2017-4197 · Microsoft · Malware Protection Engine

Ian Beer · Published 2017-05-26 · Updated 2025-04-07 · CVE-2017-8540

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an improper restriction of operations within the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which can lead to a buffer overflow in memory. This can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-04015

CVE-2017-8540

Affected Products

Malware Protection Engine

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42088 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8540 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-04015 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8540 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8540 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8540 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98703 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8540 · Note
• https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038571 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118119 · Telegram Post