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CVE-2018-8438 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8438 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105249 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041624 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8438 [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105249 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft windows 10
1607
1709
1803

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 8.1
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:rt:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server
2012 r2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows server 2016
1709
1803

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-8438
NVD Published Date:
Sep 13, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-8438 Details - Not Deferred