CVE-2017-8542
MEDIUMMicrosoft Forefront Security < 1.1.13704.0 - Divide By Zero
Title source: ruleDescription
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-2017-8536, CVE-2017-8537, and CVE-2017-8539.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.1918
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-674
CWE-369
CWE-476
Status
draft
Affected Products (3)
microsoft/forefront_security
microsoft/malware_protection_engine
< 1.1.13704.0
microsoft/windows_defender
Timeline
Published
May 26, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026