# CVE-2017-0076: Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0076 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by KB4013198, released March 14, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0076
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 2.6 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0161
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation Unlikely
- Published: Mar 14, 2017
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0076

## Description

<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. 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>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.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by preventing out-of-bound memory access.</p>

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.839 | [KB4013198](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4013198.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.953 | [KB4013429](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4013429.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17319 | [KB4012606](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012606.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |  | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |  | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems |  | [KB4012213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012213.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems |  | [KB4012216](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012216.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |  | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |  | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4012215](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012215.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4012212](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012212.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 |  | [KB3211306](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3211306.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB3211306](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3211306.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 |  | [KB4012217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012217.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 |  | [KB4012214](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012214.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4012217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012217.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4012214](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012214.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 |  | [KB4012213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012213.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 |  | [KB4012216](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012216.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4012213](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012213.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4012216](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4012216.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.953 | [KB4013429](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4013429.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.953 | [KB4013429](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4013429.md) | Mar 14, 2017 |

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