High severity · published Mar 17, 2017
CVE-2017-0109
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows…
7.6
CVSS
4.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application, aka "Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from that described in CVE-2017-0075.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.5% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
1511; 1607 · source: NVD
W7
Windows 7 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
W8
Windows 8.1 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WV
Windows Vista · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0109
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0109
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96644
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037999
Mitigation
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0109
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