SB2018090310 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Published: September 3, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018090310
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6257)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper access control when GameStream is enabled. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain elevated privileges.
2) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6258)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error during GameStream installation. A local attacker can conduct MITM-attack and gain access to important data.
3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6259)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error when GameStream is enabled,. A local attacker can gain access to important data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.