Privilege escalation in nVidia products - CVE-2017-0344
Published: May 26, 2017 / Updated: May 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6766
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0344
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
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NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
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Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due improper access control. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted input, gain access to arbitrary physical memory and gain root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full access to the system.
The weakness exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due improper access control. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted input, gain access to arbitrary physical memory and gain root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full access to the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0344
Install update from vendor's website.