CVE-2010-3960

Description

Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS hang) by sending a crafted encapsulated packet over the VMBus, aka "Hyper-V VMBus Vulnerability."

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.48% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3224 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12359 vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-102 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/69818 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45293 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42617 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024884 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3960?
CVE-2010-3960 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3960?
To fix CVE-2010-3960, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3960 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3960 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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