VDB-232892 · CVE-2023-25517 · GCVE-0-2023-25517

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager vGPU software improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component vGPU software. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-25517. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component vGPU software. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a guest OS may be able to control resources for which it is not authorized, which may lead to information disclosure and data tampering.

The weakness was disclosed 07/04/2023. The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-25517 since 02/07/2023. 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 07/04/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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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Productinfo

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

Virtual GPU Manager

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/07/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232892

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2023 07:02
Changes: 07/04/2023 07:02 (48)
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