Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-1872 (CCN-67730)

Assigned:2011-06-14
Published:2011-06-14
Updated:2020-09-28
Summary: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."
CVSS v3 Severity:6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.7 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
4.7 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-1872

Source: CCN
Type: SA44908
Microsoft Windows Hyper-V VMBus Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: CORE-2011-0203
MS HyperV Persistent DoS Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-047
Vulnerability in Hyper-V Could Allow Denial of Service (2525835)

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
48179

Source: CCN
Type: BID-48179
Microsoft Hyper-V VMBus 'vmswitch.sys' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1025644

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS11-047

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-win-hyperv-vmbus-dos(67730)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12650

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
EDB-ID: 17401

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12650
    V
    VMBus Persistent DoS Vulnerability
    2012-07-30
    BACK
    microsoft windows server 2008 *
    microsoft windows server 2008 * sp2
    microsoft windows server 2008 r2
    microsoft windows server 2008 -
    microsoft windows server 2008 sp2
    microsoft windows server 2008 - r2
    microsoft windows server 2008 r2 sp1