NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver Inter Process Communication API privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Inter Process Communication API. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-5963. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Inter Process Communication API. 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:

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

The weakness was disclosed 06/25/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-5963 since 01/07/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

01/07/2020 🔍
06/25/2020 +170 days 🔍
06/26/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/27/2020 +123 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-5963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-157282
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/26/2020 13:10
Updated: 10/27/2020 10:42
Changes: 06/26/2020 13:10 (38), 06/26/2020 13:15 (18), 10/27/2020 10:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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