SB2020111037 - Security Features in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
Published: November 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020111037
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security Features (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17040)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to security feature bypass issue in Windows Hyper-V. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.