Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-8558
Published: June 26, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7192
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8558
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Windows Defender
Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Endpoint Protection
Windows Defender
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when scanning malicious files by the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when scanning malicious files by the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8558
Install update from vendor's website.