Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2017-8623 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by KB4034658, released August 8, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the host server to crash.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who already has a privileged account on a guest operating system, running as a virtual machine, could run a specially crafted application that causes a host machine to crash.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how virtual machines access the Hyper-V Network Switch.</p>
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | |||
| Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.1593 | KB4034658 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.540 | KB4034674 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Windows Server 2016 | 14393.1593 | KB4034658 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.1593 | KB4034658 | Aug 8, 2017 |