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NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (Feb 2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 134761

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Synopsis

The NVIDIA GPU display driver software on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

A display driver installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

 - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in NVIDIA Control Panel component. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this, via corrputing a system file, to gain priviledged access to the system.
- A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in NVIDIA Control Panel component. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this, via planting a malicious DLL file, this may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade the NVIDIA graphics driver in accordance with the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4996

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134761

File Name: nvidia_win_2020_02.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/20/2020

Updated: 4/5/2023

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5957

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5958

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:nvidia:gpu_driver

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, WMI/DisplayDrivers/NVIDIA

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5957, CVE-2020-5958

IAVA: 2020-A-0111-S