Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Oct 1, 2024
Windows NAT Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2020-16894
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the host server to crash. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who already has a privileged account on a guest operating system, running as a virtual machine, could run a specially crafted application that causes a host machine to crash. The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Windows NAT accesses the host.
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16894mitrex_refsource_MISC
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