CVE-2017-8540
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Detection and validation
Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.
Sigma
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Atomic
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Nuclei
Not mapped by tracked sources.
What it is
ReportedThe 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".
Source reported · Source: NVD · Source last published: · Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below. · Source last updated: · Tracker data as of:
What is affected
ReportedMicrosoft; Malware Protection Engine. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.
Source reported · Source: NVD · Source last published: · Source last updated: · Tracker data as of:
Urgency and basis
ReportedAct · 463.1
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Exploitation evidence
ReportedActive exploitation · CISA KEV · VulnCheck KEV · ENISA exploited-vulnerability catalog
Source reported · Active since: · CISA KEV added: · VulnCheck KEV added: · ENISA added: · Source last updated: · Tracker data as of:
What to do
ReportedApply updates per vendor instructions.
Source remediation ↗Source reported · Tracked source remediation field · Source last updated: · Tracker data as of:
Evidence detail
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