7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(82528);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/04/05");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-1170");
script_bugtraq_id(73442);
script_name(english:"NVIDIA Graphics Driver Local Privilege Escalation");
script_summary(english:"Checks the driver version.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by a privileges escalation
vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the appropriate video driver version per the vendor
advisory.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-1170");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date",value:"2015/02/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date",value:"2015/02/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/04/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type",value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe",value:"cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2023 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("wmi_enum_display_drivers.nbin");
script_require_keys("WMI/DisplayDrivers/NVIDIA", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf_extras_nvidia.inc');
var app_info = vcf::nvidia_gpu::get_app_info(win_local:TRUE);
if (report_paranoia < 2)
audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
var constraints = [
{'min_version': '304.0', 'fixed_version': '309.08'},
{'min_version': '340.0', 'fixed_version': '341.44'},
{'min_version': '343.0', 'fixed_version': '345.20'},
{'min_version': '346.0', 'fixed_version': '347.52'}
];
vcf::nvidia_gpu::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_NOTE
);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
nvidia | gpu_driver | cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver |