VDB-128288 · CVE-2018-19323 · BID 106252

Gigabyte App Center GDrv Low-Level Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gigabyte App Center, Aorus Graphics Engine, Xtreme Gaming Engine and OC Guru II. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component GDrv Low-Level Driver. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-19323. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gigabyte App Center, Aorus Graphics Engine, Xtreme Gaming Engine and OC Guru II. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component GDrv Low-Level Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs).

The bug was discovered 12/18/2018. The weakness was presented 12/21/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19323 since 11/16/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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 371390 (GIGABYTE Drivers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities). This issue was added on 10/24/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 11/14/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106252†). See VDB-128285, VDB-128286 and VDB-128287 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Gigabyte App Center up to 1.05.21
  • Aorus Graphics Engine up to 1.33
  • Xtreme Gaming Engine up to 1.25
  • OC Guru II up to 2.08

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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11/16/2018 🔍
12/18/2018 +32 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-19323 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-19323
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128288
SecurityFocus: 106252 - Multiple GIGABYTE Products Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/22/2018 10:15
Updated: 11/07/2025 20:29
Changes: 12/22/2018 10:15 (61), 04/23/2020 11:30 (4), 04/27/2024 20:03 (28), 06/28/2024 22:58 (1), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 02/05/2025 01:47 (13), 11/07/2025 20:29 (1)
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