PT-2015-1070 · Microsoft · Windows 8.1+2

Published 2015-04-14 · Updated 2019-05-14 · CVE-2015-1647

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hyper-V versions in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

Description The issue is related to errors that occur when running a specially crafted application on a virtual machine, which can lead to a denial of service, causing the loss of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) functionality. This can be exploited by a guest OS user.

Recommendations For Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, consider restricting access to the virtual machine until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-09930

CVE-2015-1647

Affected Products

Hyper-V

Windows 8.1

Windows Server 2012 R2

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-09930 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1647 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1647 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-042 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032117 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms15-042 · Note