Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-8623
Published: August 8, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7750
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8623
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing from a privileged user on a guest operating system in Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server. A local user with privileged access to guest operating system can send a specially crafted data to the host operating system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8623
Install updates from vendor's website.