CVE-2018-6261
NVIDIA GeForce Experience File Permission Vulnerability
Description
NVIDIA GeForce Experience prior to 3.15 contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled which sets incorrect permissions on a file, which may to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges by users with system access.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 2, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6261 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6261.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Uleska CLI for ease of integration with CI/CD and similar systems
devsecops security-tools appsec cicd
Python
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6261 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6261 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-276 CWE-732 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-275 CWE-264 CWE-276 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4725 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-275 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.15
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6261 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6261
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile