CVE-2015-2361 Memory corruption in n/a
Guest OS users can execute arbitrary code on the host or cause denial of service via a buffer overflow in Hyper-V.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2361?
CVE-2015-2361 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8.1, published on 14 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 does not properly initialize guest OS system data structures, which allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) by leveraging guest OS privileges, aka "Hyper-V Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2361?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2361?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2361 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-2361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0022 Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure
- CVE-2016-3300 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2016-0044 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2015-0058 Double free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1 allo
- CVE-2017-0168 Information disclosure in Windows Hyper-V
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3v9-jv3m-hmqg.