7.8high
CVE-2017-8558in critical feed1 exploit
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Serve…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
43.6%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on 32-bit versions of 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 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
43.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-42264 Microsoft MsMpEng - mpengine x86 Emulator Heap Corruption in VFS API · dos · 2017-06-27
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/99262 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/42264/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038783 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8558 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038784 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8558
- NVD: CVE-2017-8558
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