Vulnerability CVE-2017-8537


Published: 2017-05-26

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-2017-8539, and CVE-2017-8542.

Type:

CWE-674

(Uncontrolled Recursion)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows defender 
Microsoft -> Forefront security 
Microsoft -> Malware protection engine 
Microsoft -> Endpoint protection 
Microsoft -> Exchange server 
Microsoft -> Forefront endpoint protection 
Microsoft -> Security essentials 
Microsoft -> System center endpoint protection 
Microsoft -> Windows intune endpoint protection 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98705
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8537
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42081/

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