Input validation error in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-0617
Published: January 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24290
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0617
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual PCI on a host server does not properly validate input. A local administrator, running as a virtual machine, can run a specially crafted application and crash a host machine.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0617
Install update from vendor's website.