CVE-2017-0168

Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0168 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by KB4015547, released April 11, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.7
Important
Exploitation
None reported
N/A
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0556
92nd percentile

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch on a host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker on a guest operating system could run a specially crafted application that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to disclose memory information.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain access to information on the Hyper-V host operating system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch validates guest operating system user input.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4015547 Apr 11, 2017
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4015550 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4015549 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4015546 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4015549 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4015546 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB3211308 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB3211308 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 KB4015551 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 KB4015548 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4015551 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4015548 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4015547 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4015550 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4015547 Apr 11, 2017
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4015550 Apr 11, 2017