CVE-2017-8542

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
19.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: May 26, 2017 (3275 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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 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.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft forefront securitymicrosoft malware protection enginemicrosoft windows defender

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 portal.msrc.microsoft.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com