Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2024-0071
Published: February 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86922
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-2024-0071
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the user mode layer within the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-0071
Install updates from vendor's website.