NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 331.17/319.60/304.108 Privileges privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 331.17/319.60/304.108. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Privileges. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-5987. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 331.17/319.60/304.108 (Hardware Driver Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Privileges. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in NVIDIA graphics driver Release 331, 325, 319, 310, and 304 allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions for the GPU and gain privileges via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 12/03/2013 by Marcin Koscielnicki with X.org Team as 3377 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5987 since 10/02/2013. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72484 (NVIDIA Graphics Driver Unspecified Privilege Escalation (Unix / Linux)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc.. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121815 (Apple Mac OS X v10.9.2 and Security Update 2014-001 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2014-02-25-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89440), Tenable (72484), SecurityFocus (BID 64525†), OSVDB (100517†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42860†). See VDB-12058 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 72484
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Graphics Driver Unspecified Privilege Escalation (Unix / Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: 3377
Researcher: Marcin Koscielnicki
Organization: X.org Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5987 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5987
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11368

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X-Force: 89440
SecurityFocus: 64525 - NVIDIA Graphics Driver GPU Access Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 100517
Vulnerability Center: 42860 - NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability due to a Flaw in the GPU Access, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2013 09:55
Updated: 12/27/2024 17:05
Changes: 12/05/2013 09:55 (75), 05/19/2017 10:50 (2), 06/02/2021 15:59 (3), 12/27/2024 17:05 (18)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:1B3:103

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