CVE-2017-0095 Memory corruption in vSMB Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016.

High 7.6 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows hosts by exploiting improper validation of vSMB packet data in Hyper-V.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0095?

CVE-2017-0095 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 17 Mar 2017. 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 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 does not properly validate vSMB packet data, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a target OS, aka "Hyper-V vSMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from that described in CVE-2017-0021.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0095?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0095?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0095 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-2017-0095 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8ccm-hrvp-5w74.

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