Privilege escalation in NVIDIA GeForce Experience GameStream plugins



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-1079
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 GeForce Experience
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor nVidia

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU27858

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1079

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing objects in memory within Windows. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated  privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GeForce Experience: 3.0 - 3.21.0.36

CPE2.3 External links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5184


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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