CVE-2017-8535

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-2017-8536, CVE-2017-8537, CVE-2017-8539, and CVE-2017-8542.

Affected products

Malware Protection Engine, Outlook Web App, Endpoint Protection, Exchange Server, Forefront Endpoint Protection, Security Essentials, System Center Endpoint Protection, Windows Defender

Microsoft Windows Defender

All versions

Fix

Available

CVSS 3.1

5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS

16.8% (97th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-369, CWE-674, CWE-119, CWE-476

NVD status

Modified

Published

2017-05-26