NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Quadro/NVS/GeForce/GameStream/NVTray Plugin unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Quadro/NVS/GeForce/GameStream/NVTray Plugin. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in unquoted search path. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-5852. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Quadro/NVS/GeForce/GameStream/NVTray Plugin (Hardware Driver Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce products, GFE GameStream and NVTray Plugin unquoted service path vulnerabilities are examples of the unquoted service path vulnerability in Windows. A successful exploit of a vulnerable service installation can enable malicious code to execute on the system at the system/user privilege level. The CVE-2016-5852 ID is for the NVTray Plugin unquoted service path.

The weakness was released 11/08/2016 with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5852 since 06/28/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1574.009.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93912 (NVIDIA Graphics Driver 340.x < 341.96 / 352.x < 354.99 / 361.x < 362.77 / 367.x < 368.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93912) and SecurityFocus (BID 93251†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-93331, VDB-93332, VDB-93333 and VDB-93334. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 93912
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Graphics Driver 340.x < 341.96 / 352.x < 354.99 / 361.x < 362.77 / 367.x < 368.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 880988
OpenVAS Name: ereg_replace( string:path_name, pattern:\s+(/|\-|\-\-).*, replace:
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/27/2019 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93336
SecurityFocus: 93251 - Multiple NVIDIA Products Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Created: 11/09/2016 08:04
Updated: 05/27/2019 17:28
Changes: 11/09/2016 08:04 (60), 05/27/2019 17:28 (16)
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