cve-2022-34671
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-30 00:00
Modified
2025-04-11 15:43
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user-mode layer, where an unprivileged user can cause an out-of-bounds write, which may lead to code execution, information disclosure, and denial of service.
References
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415Vendor Advisory
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5468
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1719
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1720
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1721
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5415Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5468
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1719
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1720
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1721
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows Version: All versions prior to and including 15.2, 13.7, and 11.12, and all versions prior to and including the May 2023 release
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