NVIDIA vGPU Software Virtual GPU Manager unnecessary privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NVIDIA vGPU Software. This affects an unknown part of the component Virtual GPU Manager. Such manipulation leads to unnecessary privileges. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-1118. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA vGPU Software (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Virtual GPU Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unnecessary privileges vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-250. The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/30/2021. The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-1118 since 11/12/2020. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/04/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unnecessary privileges
CWE: CWE-250
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/12/2020 🔍
10/30/2021 +351 days 🔍
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11/04/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-1118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185792

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2021 07:58
Updated: 11/04/2021 08:58
Changes: 10/30/2021 07:58 (46), 11/04/2021 08:57 (2), 11/04/2021 08:58 (7)
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