Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-0179
CVE-2017-0179
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.
Affected products
1- Microsoft Corporation/Windows Hyper-Vv5Range: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0179nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97426nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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