# CVE-2017-0184: Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0184 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by KB4015219, released April 11, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0184
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.4 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0168
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation Unlikely
- Published: Apr 11, 2017
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0184

## Description

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V 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 resolving a number of conditions where Hyper-V would fail to prevent a guest operating system from sending malicious requests.</p>

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.873 | [KB4015219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015219.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems |  | [KB4015217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015217.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.138 | [KB4015583](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015583.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17354 | [KB4015221](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015221.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems |  | [KB4015547](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015547.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems |  | [KB4015550](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015550.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |  | [KB4015549](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015549.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 |  | [KB4015546](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015546.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015549](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015549.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015546](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015546.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 |  | [KB3217841](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3217841.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB3217841](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3217841.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 |  | [KB4015551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015551.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 |  | [KB4015548](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015548.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015551.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015548](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015548.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 |  | [KB4015547](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015547.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 |  | [KB4015550](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015550.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015547](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015547.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015550](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015550.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 |  | [KB4015217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015217.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) |  | [KB4015217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4015217.md) | Apr 11, 2017 |

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