CVE-2017-0109

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Description The issue allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS via a crafted application. This is due to insufficient input validation in the Hyper-V application. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on the host OS using a specially crafted application.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2016, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Hyper-V application until a patch is available.