NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows Kernel Mode Layer nvlddmkm.sys DxgkDdiEscape information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function DxgkDdiEscape in the library nvlddmkm.sys of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-42266. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Windows (Hardware Driver Software) (version unknown). This issue affects the function DxgkDdiEscape in the library nvlddmkm.sys of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where an unprivileged regular user can cause exposure of sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information, which may lead to limited information disclosure.

The weakness was released 12/31/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-42266 since 10/03/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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10/03/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217091

Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2022 09:30
Changes: 12/31/2022 09:30 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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