PT-2016-1698 · Microsoft · Windows 10+4

Published 2016-04-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0089

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Hyper-V versions in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10

Description The issue is related to a lack of protection for sensitive data in the Hyper-V hardware virtualization system, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive information from the host OS memory. This can be achieved by exploiting the vulnerability using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Hyper-V in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10, consider restricting access to the virtualization environment to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01024

CVE-2016-0089

Affected Products

Windows Hyper-V

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

Windows Server 2012

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01024 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0089 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0089 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-0089 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0089 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-045 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035538 · Note