Vulnerability Details
The following section summarizes the vulnerability. The description uses CWE™ and the risk assessment follows CVSS.
CVE-2017-0316
NVIDIA Installer Framework contains a vulnerability in NVISystemService64 where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation, which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 7.2 CVSS Temporal Score: 5.8 CVSS Vector: CVSS: 3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:U
NVIDIA’s risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk of your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk of your specific configuration.
Affected Products
| Product | Operating System |
|---|---|
| GeForce Experience 3.x | Windows |
Fixes
Download the fixes from the NVIDIA GeForce Experience Downloads page.
| Product | Product Series | OS | First version that includes the fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce Experience (GFE) | 3.x | Windows | GFE 3.10.0.55 |
Note:
- Fixes to this issue require you to upgrade to the GFE version specified in the table and have GPU Display Driver R384 (385.55 or higher) or R387 (387.68 or higher).
- If you are using an earlier product series of GFE, upgrade to a supported series that contains the fix as listed in the table.
Mitigations
None.
Acknowledgements
CVE-2017-0316: NVIDIA was informed of this issue by Tim Harrison.
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | October 16, 2017 | Updated the title to mention GFE |
| 1.0 | October 16, 2017 | Initial release |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I know what driver version I have installed?
- Launch Windows Device Manager.
- Select Display Adapters.
- Select the NVIDIA GPU node and right-click.
- Go to the Driver tab.
The driver version can be deciphered as shown in the following examples: 10.18.13.6472 is 364.72 and 10.18.13.472 is 304.72
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