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NVIDIA Graphics Driver Local Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 82528

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by a privileges escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host has a driver installed this is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to a failure to properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a kernel administrator check. A local attacker can exploit this issue, via unspecified API calls, to gain administrator privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to the appropriate video driver version per the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82528

File Name: nvidia_cve_2015_1170.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/2/2015

Updated: 4/5/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1170

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, WMI/DisplayDrivers/NVIDIA

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/23/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/23/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1170

BID: 73442