CVE-2017-8558

7.8

HIGH

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on 32-bit versions of 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 does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption. aka "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

INFO

Published Date :

June 29, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8558 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product
1	Microsoft	windows_defender
2	Microsoft	security_essentials
3	Microsoft	malware_protection_engine
4	Microsoft	endpoint_protection
5	Microsoft	forefront_endpoint_protection
6	Microsoft	windows_intune_endpoint_protection

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 6

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8558.

URL	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99262	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038783	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038784	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8558	Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42264/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8558 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

CVE Modified by [email protected]

May. 14, 2024

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value

CWE Remap by [email protected]

Oct. 03, 2019

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CWE	CWE-284	CWE-119

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

Mar. 20, 2019

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42264/ No Types Assigned	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42264/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8558 Patch, Vendor Advisory	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8558 Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038784 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038784 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038783 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038783 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	CPE Configuration	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection:2010::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:intune_endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender::::::::* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*	AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender:-::::::: OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:::::x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-::::::x86: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:::::x86:*
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection:2010::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_intune_endpoint_protection:-:::::::

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Aug. 12, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42264/ [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 07, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038784 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038783 [No Types Assigned]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

Jul. 03, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99262 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99262 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8558 No Types Assigned	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8558 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Added	CWE		CWE-284
Added	CPE Configuration		AND OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:forefront_endpoint_protection:2010::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:intune_endpoint_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:security_essentials:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_defender::::::::* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Jul. 01, 2017

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99262 [No Types Assigned]

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8558 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-8558 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

CVE-2017-8558

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

INFO

June 29, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

[email protected]

No

5.9

1.8

Affected Products

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CWE Remap by [email protected]

Modified Analysis by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

Initial Analysis by [email protected]

CVE Modified by [email protected]

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

7.48 }} -1.12%

0.94226

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System

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