First Steps in Hyper-V Research

Microsoft has put a lot of effort in Hyper-V security. Hyper-V, and the whole virtualization stack, runs at the core of many of our products: cloud computing, Windows Defender Application Guard, and technology built on top of Virtualization Based Security VBS. Because Hyper-V is critical to so mu...

P2V of server targeting original server now re-imaged as a Hyper V host causing network disconnects due to MAC conflict

Challenge Instant Recovery of a Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Backup to Hyper V causes network disconnection on Hyper V host when the VM powers on. Cause The Instant Recovery VM will be assigned the original server's MAC address and the NIC will be set to static. If the original server is now...

How to Collect Logs for Veeam Management Pack for Microsoft System Center

Purpose This article documents how to collect logs for Veeam Management Pack for Microsoft System Center. Solution For VMware Infrastructure To investigate issues associated with a VMware Infrastructure, logs should be collected from both Veeam Management Pack for Microsoft System Center and the...

Security Bulletin: Information Disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2018-1553)

Summary Information disclosure vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Mangaer for Virtual Environments. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1553 DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote...

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments (CVE-2018-1656, CVE-2018-12539)

Summary There are multiple vulnerabilities in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ that is used by IBM Spectrum Protect formerly Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and Data Protection for Hyper-V. These issues were disclosed as part of the IBM Java SDK updates i...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization system for Windows operating systems allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization technology for Windows operating systems exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host operating system through a specially created...

SQL injection vulnerability in the V***.php file of Yunyu CMS enterprise website management system (CNVD-2018-24728)

YUNUCMS enterprise website management system YUNUCMS is a set of professional marketing enterprise building system based on PHP + MYSQL as the core development. SQL injection vulnerability exists in the V.php file of YUNUCMS enterprise website management system. An attacker can exploit the...

SQL injection vulnerability in the V***.php file of Yunyu CMS enterprise website management system (CNVD-2018-24729)

YUNUCMS enterprise website management system YUNUCMS is a set of professional marketing enterprise building system based on PHP + MYSQL as the core development. SQL injection vulnerability exists in the V.php file of YUNUCMS enterprise website management system. An attacker can exploit the...

openvswitch: Mishandle of group mods in lib/ofp-util.c:parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method() allows for assertion failure

An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch OvS, 2.4.x through 2.4.1, 2.5.x through 2.5.5, 2.6.x through 2.6.3, 2.7.x through 2.7.6, 2.8.x through 2.8.4, and2.9.x through 2.9.2, affecting the parsegrouppropntrselectionmethod in lib/ofp-util.c. On controllers with the OpenFlow 1.5 decoder enabled, a...

openvswitch: Buffer over-read in lib/ofp-actions.c:decode_bundle()

An issue was discovered in Open vSwitch OvS 2.5.x through 2.5.5, 2.6.x through 2.6.3, 2.7.x through 2.7.6, 2.8.x through 2.8.4, and 2.9.x through 2.9.2 where the decodebundle function inside lib/ofp-actions.c is affected by a buffer over-read issue during BUNDLE action decoding. A specially craft...

'Fortnite' Scams Are Even Worse Than You Thought

YouTube videos with millions of views. Nearly 5,000 bogus websites. V-Bucks scammers have gotten out of control...

Dual NIC Support for Images Published to PVS

Images published to PVS particularly on Hyper-V that use 2 NICs will blue-screen on boot. This article describes how to correctly create images to support dual NICs with PVS...

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with IBM Security Identity Manager (CVE-2018-1794)

Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server WAS is shipped as a component of IBM Security Identity Manager ISIM. Information about a security vulnerability affecting WebSphere Application Server has been published in a security bulletin. Vulnerability Details Please consult the security bulletin...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Hyper-V operating system’s network switch allows a attacker to cause a failure in the host operating system’s maintenance.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Hyper-V operating system’s network switch is due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure for the host operating system through a specially created payload...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Hyper-V operating system’s network switch allows a attacker to cause a failure in the host operating system’s maintenance.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Hyper-V operating system’s network switch is due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure for the host operating system through a specially created payload...

The vulnerability of the BIOS loader of the Hyper-V hardware virtualization platform for Windows operating systems allows a hacker to circumvent built-in security restrictions.

The vulnerability of the BIOS loader of Hyper-V hardware virtualization systems for Windows operating systems arises from the unstable provision of high entropy during loading. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to circumvent built-in security restrictions...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Hyper-V operating system’s network switch allows a attacker to cause a failure in the host operating system’s maintenance.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Hyper-V operating system’s network switch is due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure for the host operating system through a specially created payload...

The vulnerability of the Hyper-V hardware virtualization system for Windows operating systems allows attackers to disclose sensitive information that is protected by security measures.

The vulnerability of the Hyper-V hardware virtualization system for Windows operating systems arises from insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to disclose sensitive information through a specially created application...

October 18, 2018—KB4462921 (Preview of Monthly Rollup)

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Authorities search & seize properties of GTA V’s “Infamous” cheat developers

By Carolina Cheat developers are constantly under the radar of Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. Both companies have previously taken legal action against cheat developers for protecting their games including the very popular Grand Theft Auto V GTA V. Last month, they launched an operation...