NvidiaNVIDIA:5184Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GeForce Experience - April 2021
3.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
NVIDIA has released a software security update for NVIDIA® GeForce Experience™ software. This update addresses an issue that may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. To protect your system, download and install this software update through the GeForce Experience Downloads page, or open the client to automatically apply the security update. Go to NVIDIA Product Security.
Details
This section provides a summary of potential vulnerabilities that this security update addresses and their impact. Descriptions use CWE™, and base scores and vectors use CVSS v3.1 standards.
| CVE IDs | Description | Base Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2021‑1079 | NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in GameStream plugins where log files are created using NT/System level permissions, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or local privilege escalation. The attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification nor would they be able to leak information as a direct result of the overwrite. | 6.1 | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
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 affected NVIDIA software products and versions, and the updated version that includes this security update.
Download the updates through the GeForce Experience Downloads page, or open the client to automatically apply the security update.
| CVE IDs Addressed | Software Product | Operating System | Affected Versions | Updated Driver Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE‑2021‑1079 | GeForce Experience | Windows | All versions prior to 3.22 | 3.22 |
Notes:
- Earlier software releases that support this product are also affected. If you are using an earlier release, upgrade to the latest release version.
Mitigations
See Security Updates for the version to install.
Acknowledgements
CVE-2021-1079: NVIDIA thanks Matt Batten and Paolo Stagno for reporting this issue.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| geforce experience | lt | 3.22 |
Related
3.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%