(MS13-092) Vulnerability in Hyper-V Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2893986)

  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-3898
  Advisory Date: NOV 21, 2013

  DESCRIPTION

This security update resolves a reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker passes a maliciously-crafted function parameter in a hypercall from an existing running virtual machine to the hypervisor. The vulnerability could also allow denial of service for the Hyper-V host.

  SOLUTION

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (Pro and Enterprise editions only)
  • Windows Server 2012 (Standard and Datacenter editions
  • and Hyper-V Server 2012 only)
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)

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