Denial of Service Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows
CVE-2022-34681

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Vgpu Software (guest Driver) - Windows, Nvidia Cloud Gaming (guest Driver)
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 December 2022

Summary

The NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows is affected by a vulnerability in its kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler. This flaw arises from inadequate input validation of a display-related data structure, potentially allowing an attacker to trigger a denial of service condition. By exploiting this vulnerability, malicious actors could interfere with the normal operation of the driver, leading to system instability or crashes.

Affected Version(s)

vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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