CVE-2017-0168 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Hyper-V Network Switch affecting Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012. An authenticated user on a guest operating system can exploit this by providing malformed input, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information from the host. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and requiring high privileges, but resulting in high confidentiality impact. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting low active exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.