NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 304.108/310/319.60/325/331.17 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 304.108/310/319.60/325/331.17 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-5986. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 304.108/310/319.60/325/331.17 (Hardware Driver Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in NVIDIA graphics driver Release 331, 325, 319, 310, and 304 has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5987.

The weakness was presented 01/17/2014 by Marcin Koscielnicki as ID 3377 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5986 since 10/02/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/27/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An NVIDIA graphics driver bug allows unprivileged user-mode software to access the GPU inappropriately. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of an affected system.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72255 (GLSA-201402-02 : NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. 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 to version 331.20, 319.72 or 304.116 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at nvidia.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

NVIDIA Tegra GPUs are not vulnerable.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90742), Tenable (72255), SecurityFocus (BID 64525†), OSVDB (102387†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43705†). See VDB-11368 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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Nessus ID: 72255
Nessus Name: GLSA-201402-02 : NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Graphics Drivers 331.20/319.72/304.116

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10/02/2013 🔍
10/22/2013 +20 days 🔍
12/03/2013 +42 days 🔍
01/17/2014 +45 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: ID 3377
Researcher: Marcin Koscielnicki
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12058

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X-Force: 90742
SecurityFocus: 64525 - NVIDIA Graphics Driver GPU Access Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: 102387
Vulnerability Center: 43705 - NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 331, 319, 304 Unspecified Remote Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2014 11:03
Updated: 12/27/2024 17:05
Changes: 01/24/2014 11:03 (77), 05/23/2017 14:59 (3), 06/08/2021 15:52 (3), 12/27/2024 17:05 (18)
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