How severe is CVE-2017-0178?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of MEDIUM with a CVSS score of 5.4 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-0178?

This is classified as CWE-20, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2017-0178 - MEDIUM Severity | CVSS 5.4

Vulnerability Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists when Microsoft Hyper-V running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 host server fails to properly validate input from a privileged user on a guest operating system, aka "Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0179, CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0184, CVE-2017-0185, and CVE-2017-0186.

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