Microsoft Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Hyper-V. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-2361. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Hyper-V. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 does not properly initialize guest OS system data structures, which allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) by leveraging guest OS privileges, aka "Hyper-V Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 07/14/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2361 since 03/19/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 05/31/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84762 (MS15-068: Vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3072000)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91072 (Microsoft Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS15-068)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84762), SecurityFocus (BID 75664†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51170†). See VDB-76449 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 84762
Nessus Name: MS15-068: Vulnerabilities in Windows Hyper-V Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3072000)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: MS Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3072000)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: technet.microsoft.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-2361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76448

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SecurityFocus: 75664
SecurityTracker: 1032897
Vulnerability Center: 51170 - [MS15-068] Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Buffer Overflow, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 12:39
Updated: 05/31/2022 11:41
Changes: 07/15/2015 12:39 (62), 07/12/2017 12:13 (5), 05/31/2022 11:33 (2), 05/31/2022 11:41 (1)
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