CVE-2015-2361

Published: Jul 14, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 does not properly initialize guest OS system data structures, which allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) by leveraging guest OS privileges, aka "Hyper-V Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012

Microsoft

2 products

Windows 8.1

Windows Server 2012

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032897

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-068

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032897

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-068

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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