CVE-2017-8707 Information disclosure in Windows Hyper-V
An authenticated user in a guest OS can exploit improper input validation in Hyper-V to disclose sensitive information from the host.
- 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-2017-8707?
CVE-2017-8707 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 13 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Windows Hyper-V component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system, aka Hyper-V Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8706, CVE-2017-8711, CVE-2017-8712, and CVE-2017-8713.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8707?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8707 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8707 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4j97-wvjp-h3gq.