NVIDIA Driver up to R346.22 on Unix/Linux/Chrome OS GLX Rendering data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in NVIDIA Driver up to R346.22 on Unix/Linux/Chrome OS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component GLX Rendering. The manipulation results in data processing. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-8298. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA Driver up to R346.22 on Unix/Linux/Chrome OS (Hardware Driver Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component GLX Rendering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-19. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2014 as ID 3610 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-8298 since 10/16/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79958 (FreeBSD : NVIDIA UNIX driver -- remote denial of service or arbitrary code execution (fdf72a0e-8371-11e4-bc20-001636d274f3)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195700 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, Nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, (USN-2438-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99817), Tenable (79958) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031332†). The entries VDB-73179 and VDB-73174 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Data processing
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Nessus ID: 79958
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : NVIDIA UNIX driver -- remote denial of service or arbitrary code execution (fdf72a0e-8371-11e4-bc20-001636d274f3)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: ID 3610
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68412

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X-Force: 99817 - Multiple NVIDIA products GLX denial of service, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031332

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2014 14:21
Updated: 03/01/2022 09:23
Changes: 12/11/2014 14:21 (72), 03/08/2019 23:24 (1), 03/01/2022 09:23 (3)
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