CVE-2011-1872 EXPLOIT
4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop) via malformed machine instructions in a VMBus packet, aka "VMBus Persistent DoS Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.7 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 2.64% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft HyperV - Persistent Denial of Service (MS11-047) | 2011-06-14 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48179
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025644
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-047
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12650
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48179
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025644
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-047
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12650
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