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CVE-2017-8558

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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".

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows Defender
All versions
MicrosoftEndpoint Protection
All versions
MicrosoftForefront Endpoint Protection
All versions
Version 2010
MicrosoftSecurity Essentials
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Intune Endpoint Protection
All versions

Weakness classification

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