VDB-127237 · CVE-2018-6263 · GCVE-0-2018-6263

NVIDIA GeForce Experience up to 3.15 on Windows DLL Loader access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GeForce Experience up to 3.15 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Loader. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-6263. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA GeForce Experience up to 3.15 on Windows and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in all versions prior to 3.16 on Windows in which an attacker who has access to a local user account can plant a malicious dynamic link library (DLL) during application installation, which may lead to escalation of privileges.

The bug was discovered 11/19/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6263 since 01/25/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. 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 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.16 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

GeForce Experience

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: GeForce Experience 3.16

Timelineinfo

01/25/2018 🔍
11/19/2018 +298 days 🔍
11/27/2018 +8 days 🔍
11/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
11/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/15/2020 +504 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-6263 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127237
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2018 07:44
Updated: 04/15/2020 17:10
Changes: 11/28/2018 07:44 (61), 04/15/2020 17:10 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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