VDB-123465 · CVE-2018-6257 · Qualys 371169

NVIDIA GeForce Experience up to 3.14.0 GameStream access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NVIDIA GeForce Experience up to 3.14.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GameStream. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6257. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA GeForce Experience up to 3.14.0. This affects some unknown processing of the component GameStream. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GeForce Experience all versions prior to 3.14.1 contains a potential vulnerability when GameStream is enabled where improper access control may lead to a denial of service, escalation of privileges, or both.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2018. The weakness was published 08/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6257 since 01/24/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371169 (Nvidia Geforce Experience Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.14.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-123466 and VDB-123467. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GeForce Experience 3.14.1

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01/24/2018 🔍
08/30/2018 +217 days 🔍
08/31/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/31/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/19/2020 +565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123465
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2018 08:21
Updated: 03/19/2020 20:31
Changes: 09/01/2018 08:21 (62), 03/19/2020 20:31 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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