Summary
This host is missing a important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS13-092.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code in all guest OS instances, and allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a guest-to-host hypercall with a crafted function parameter
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-092
Insight
The issue is triggered when handling the value of a data structure, allowing a memory address with an invalid address to be used.
Affected
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows 8 x64 Edition
Detection
Get the vulnerable file version and check appropriate patch is applied or not.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2013-3898 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.9
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Related Vulnerabilities
- Microsoft DirectAccess Security Advisory (2862152)
- Message Queuing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (951071)
- Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (956803)
- Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (958215)
- ISA Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 Internet Content Spoofing (888258)