CVE-2015-2361
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 does not properly initialize guest OS system data structures, which allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) by leveraging…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 does not properly initialize guest OS system data structures, which allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) by leveraging guest OS privileges, aka "Hyper-V Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.88% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.