CVE-2017-0179

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V running on a Windows 10, Windows 8.1, 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-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, CVE-2017-0185, and CVE-2017-0186.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft CorporationWindows Hyper-VWindows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 12, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-0179: Medium severity, CVSS 5.8 | Vulnix