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CVE-2017-8535

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Endpoint Protection: all versions
• Microsoft Exchange Server: 2013, 2016
• Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection: 2010
• Microsoft Security Essentials: all versions
• Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Defender: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Intune Endpoint Protection: all versions

References

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

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