Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software for Game Streaming
CVE-2019-5674

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Geforce Experience
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 March 2019

Summary

NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to version 3.18 exhibits a security flaw that occurs when the ShadowPlay or GameStream features are enabled. If an attacker gains access to the system, they can create a hard link without appropriate checks performed by the software. This oversight may facilitate unauthorized code execution, cause denial of service, or potentially allow for privilege escalation, compromising system security.

Affected Version(s)

GeForce Experience before 3.18

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4784
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107621
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http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-27096
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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