CVE-2017-8537
Microsoft MsMpEng - Multiple Crashes While Scanning Malformed Files
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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-2017-8539, and CVE-2017-8542.
El Motor de Protección de Malware de Microsoft ejecutándose en Microsoft Forefront y Microsoft Defender en Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 y R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607 y 1703 y Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 y 2016, no analiza apropiadamente un archivo especialmente creado que conlleva a la denegación de servicio. También se conoce como "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Denial of Service Vulnerability", una vulnerabilidad diferente de los CVE-2017-8535, CVE-2017-8536, CVE-2017-8539 y CVE-2017-8542.
Through fuzzing, a number of ways to crash the Microsoft MsMpEng service has been been discovered.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2017-05-03 CVE Reserved
- 2017-05-26 CVE Published
- 2023-10-11 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-369: Divide By Zero
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
- CWE-674: Uncontrolled Recursion
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98705 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42081 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8537 | 2020-04-09 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | - | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | 1511 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1511" | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | 1607 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1607" | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | 1703 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1703" | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7" | - | sp1 |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1" | - | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1" | - | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" | - | sp2 |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" | r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2" | sp1, itanium |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" | r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2" | sp1, x64 |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Defender Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Defender" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2016" | - | - |
Safe
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Endpoint Protection" | - | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Exchange Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server" | 2013 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server" and version "2013" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Exchange Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server" | 2016 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Exchange Server" and version "2016" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Forefront Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Forefront Endpoint Protection" | - | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Forefront Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Forefront Endpoint Protection" | 2010 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Forefront Endpoint Protection" and version "2010" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Security Essentials Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Security Essentials" | - | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | System Center Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "System Center Endpoint Protection" | - | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Intune Endpoint Protection Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Intune Endpoint Protection" | * | - |
Affected
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