CVE-2016-0090High
Windows Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host operating system fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker on a guest operating system could run a specially crafted application that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to disclose memory information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain access to information on the Hyper-V host operating system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Hyper-V validates guest operating system user input.
🎯 Affected products4
- Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
- Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB3147461 (Security Update) KB3135456 (Security Update)
🔗 References (4)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0090
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB3147461
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=558c3552-1616-4f80-9784-a356f863bf51
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8a8fed1d-07ad-48bc-b576-cc9697510ee7