CVE-2018-0885

Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2018-0885 is fixed in 18 products on 1 platform, first by KB4088779, released March 13, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0528
92nd percentile

<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

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.1478 KB4088779 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems KB4088782 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems 16299.309 KB4088776 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17797 KB4088786 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4088876 Mar 13, 2018
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB4088879 Mar 13, 2018
Windows RT 8.1 KB4088876 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4088878 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB4088875 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4088878 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB4088875 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB4073011 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB4073011 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4088877 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 KB4088880 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4088877 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB4088880 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4088876 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB4088879 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4088876 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB4088879 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) KB4088787 Mar 13, 2018
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation) 16299.309 KB4088776 Mar 13, 2018