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".
Product
Malware Protection Engine
Added to KEV
3 Mar 2022
Federal remediation due
24 Mar 2022
Known ransomware use
Not reported
Page history
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More advisories, affected versions and source history
cve-program · CVE-2017-8540
Published
Malware Protection Engine
Vendor product
Publisher's version information
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{
"product": "Malware Protection Engine",
"vendor": "Microsoft Corporation",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "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."
}
]
}