CVE-2015-2361
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CVE-2015-2361 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.". EPSS estimates a 2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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."
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | r2 |
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