Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0212
Published: May 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6492
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0212
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 attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper validation of vSMB packet data by Windows Hyper-V on a host server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted vSMB packet data to escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0212
Install update from vendor's website.