CVE-2018-8218

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8218
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-14 12:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-30 16:27:00 UTC
DescriptionA denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Windows Hyper-V CVE-2018-8218 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8218 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Hyper-V Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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