CVE-2021-1092
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows Symbolic Link Attack
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application where it is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack where an unprivileged attacker can cause the applications to overwrite privileged files, resulting in potential denial of service or data loss.
INFO
Published Date :
July 22, 2021, 5:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 28, 2022, 2:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2021-1092.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-1092 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-59 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 31, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211 Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 427.33 up to (excluding) 427.48 *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 452.96 up to (excluding) 453.10 *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 462.31 up to (excluding) 462.96
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-1092 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-2021-1092
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