Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Hyper-V input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Hyper-V. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka 'Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

The weakness was published 08/13/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-0965 since 11/26/2018. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 08/01/2024). The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application on a guest operating system that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Partially

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08/13/2019 +260 days 🔍
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-0965 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2019 12:10 PM
Updated: 08/01/2024 04:05 PM
Changes: 08/14/2019 12:10 PM (71), 07/26/2020 06:48 PM (1), 08/01/2024 04:05 PM (28)
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