Input validation error in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-0661
Published: February 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25149
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0661
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user on the local network to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when Microsoft Hyper-V on a host server does not properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result denial of service (DoS) attack against the host system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0661
Install update from vendor's website.