NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (Nov 2022)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168370

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Synopsis

The NVIDIA GPU display driver software on the remote Windows host is missing a vendor-supplied patch.

Description

A display driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including the following:

- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can access or modify system files or other files that are critical to the application, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering. (CVE-2022-34669)

- NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering. (CVE-2022-34671)

- NVIDIA Control Panel for Windows contains a vulnerability where an unauthorized user or an unprivileged regular user can compromise the security of the software by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, or executing commands. (CVE-2022-34672)

Note that Nessus has not attempted to exploit these issues but has instead relied only on the driver's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the NVIDIA graphics driver in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168370

File Name: nvidia_win_2022_11.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/2/2022

Updated: 3/8/2024

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: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34671

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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: 11/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-34669, CVE-2022-34671, CVE-2022-34672, CVE-2022-34678, CVE-2022-34681, CVE-2022-34683, CVE-2022-42266

IAVA: 2022-A-0504-S

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