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GHSA-VGHV-PMMQ-MCWH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:27 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:38

Details

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-2017-8537, CVE-2017-8539, and CVE-2017-8542.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CVE-2017-8536 (GCVE-0-2017-8536)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-26 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:41

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Denial of Server

Assigner

microsoft mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42081/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98708	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Microsoft Corporation	Malware Protection Engine	Affected: 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.

Date Public

2017-05-25 00:00

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