NvidiaNVIDIA:5052Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GeForce NOW - September 2020
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
54.0%
NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA® GeForce NOW™ application software. This update addresses security issues that may lead to information disclosure. To protect your system, open the GeForce NOW application to automatically download the security update and follow the instructions for applying it. Go to NVIDIA Product Security.
Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities and their impact that this security update addresses. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.0 standards.
| CVE IDs | Description | Base Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5975 | GeForce NOW contains a vulnerability in the desktop application software that includes sensitive information as part of a URL, which may lead to information disclosure. | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CVE‑2020‑5976 | NVIDIA GeForce NOW contains a vulnerability in the application software where the network test component transmits sensitive information insecurely, which may lead to information disclosure. | 3.1 | AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
The NVIDIA risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk to your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk to your specific configuration.
Security Updates
The following table lists the NVIDIA software products affected, versions affected, and the updated version that includes this security update.
To protect your system, open the GeForce NOW application to automatically download the security update and follow the instructions for applying it.
| CVE IDs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2020‑5975 CVE‑2020‑5976 | NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application | Windows, macOS | All versions prior to 2.0.23 | 2.0.23 |
| CVE‑2020‑5976 | NVIDIA GeForce NOW Application | Android, Android TV | All versions prior to 5.31 | 5.31 |
| NVIDIA Games Application | Android TV (NVIDIA SHIELD) | All versions prior to 5.31 | 5.31 |
Notes:
CVE‑2020‑5975 does not affect the NVIDIA GeForce NOW Android application or NVIDIA Games application.
Mitigations
See Security Updates for the version to install.
Acknowledgement
NVIDIA thanks the following people for reporting the issues.
- CVE‑2020‑5975: Rhet Evans
- CVE‑2020‑5976: Martino Trevisan
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia geforce now application | lt | 2.0.23 | |
| nvidia geforce now application | lt | 5.31 | |
| nvidia games application | lt | 5.31 |
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
54.0%