Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-8541
Published: May 30, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6802
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8541
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing specially crafted files within Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, pass it to the affected application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.Affected software
Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Windows Defender
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Windows Intune Endpoint Protection
Windows Defender
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Exchange Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8541
Update Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) to version 1.1.13804.0.