SB2017041147 - Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published: April 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017041147
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0185)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS conditions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation by Windows Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server. A remote authenticated attacker can run a specially crafted application on a guest operating system and cause a host machine to crash.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.