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CVE-2018-8438

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CVE-2018-8438

Published: Sep 13, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V Network Switch on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8436, CVE-2018-8437.

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows Server 2012 R2

affected
(Server Core installation)

Microsoft

Windows RT 8.1

affected
Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft

Windows Server 2016

affected
(Server Core installation)

Microsoft

Windows 8.1

affected
32-bit systems
affected
x64-based systems

Microsoft

Windows 10

affected
32-bit Systems
affected
Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
affected
Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
affected
Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
affected
Version 1703 for x64-based Systems

+5 more versions

Microsoft

Windows 10 Servers

affected
version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
affected
version 1803 (Server Core Installation)

References

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