Microsoft Hyper-V input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Hyper-V. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0179. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Hyper-V (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, CVE-2017-0185, and CVE-2017-0186.

The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was released 04/11/2017 with Microsoft (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0179 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99286 (KB4015217: Windows 10 1607 April 2017 Cumulative Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91355 (Microsoft Windows Security Update April 2017).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99286) and SecurityFocus (BID 97426†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-99656, VDB-99657, VDB-99658 and VDB-99659. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 99286
Nessus Name: KB4015217: Windows 10 1607 April 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4015583)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
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CVE: CVE-2017-0179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99691

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SecurityFocus: 97426 - Microsoft Windows Hyper-V CVE-2017-0179 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0179 - Microsoft - Windows - Denial of Service Issue

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Created: 04/12/2017 20:32
Updated: 08/29/2020 16:56
Changes: 04/12/2017 20:32 (72), 08/29/2020 16:56 (6)
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