CVE-2020-16894
Published: Oct 16, 2020
Modified: Oct 1, 2024
CVSS v3.1
7.7
Description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Network Address Translation (NAT) on a host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the host server to crash.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who already has a privileged account on a guest operating system, running as a virtual machine, could run a specially crafted application that causes a host machine to crash.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Windows NAT accesses the host.</p>
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | affected 10.0.0 - < publication |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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