CVE-2017-0185: microsoft corporation hyper-v Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-0185 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft corporation hyper-v. EPSS estimates a 5.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-04-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0178, CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, and CVE-2017-0186.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.