CVE-2011-1872
Description
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) via malformed machine instructions in a VMBus packet, aka "VMBus Persistent DoS Vulnerability."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Microsoft HyperV - Persistent Denial of Service (MS11-047)
OS impact
Windows Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48179
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025644
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-047
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12650
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48179
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025644
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-047
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12650
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.