7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-23217
NVIDIA GPU and Tegra DMA Timing Attack
Description

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 20, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 24, 2022, 7:13 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23217 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nvidia geforce_gt_605
2 Nvidia geforce_gt_610
3 Nvidia geforce_gt_620
4 Nvidia geforce_gt_625
5 Nvidia geforce_gt_630
6 Nvidia geforce_gt_635
7 Nvidia geforce_gt_640
8 Nvidia geforce_gt_705
9 Nvidia geforce_gt_710
10 Nvidia geforce_gt_720
11 Nvidia geforce_gt_730
12 Nvidia geforce_gt_740
13 Nvidia geforce_gtx_645
14 Nvidia geforce_gtx_650
15 Nvidia geforce_gtx_650_ti
16 Nvidia geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost
17 Nvidia geforce_gtx_660
18 Nvidia geforce_gtx_660_ti
19 Nvidia geforce_gtx_670
20 Nvidia geforce_gtx_680
21 Nvidia geforce_gtx_690
22 Nvidia geforce_gtx_745
23 Nvidia geforce_gtx_750
24 Nvidia geforce_gtx_750_ti
25 Nvidia geforce_gtx_760
26 Nvidia geforce_gtx_760_ti
27 Nvidia geforce_gtx_770
28 Nvidia geforce_gtx_780
29 Nvidia geforce_gtx_780_ti
30 Nvidia geforce_gtx_950
31 Nvidia geforce_gtx_960
32 Nvidia geforce_gtx_970
33 Nvidia geforce_gtx_980
34 Nvidia geforce_gtx_titan_x
35 Nvidia gtx_titan
36 Nvidia gtx_titan_black
37 Nvidia gtx_titan_z
38 Nvidia jetson_nano
39 Nvidia jetson_tx1
40 Nvidia quadro_m1000m
41 Nvidia quadro_m1200
42 Nvidia quadro_m2000
43 Nvidia quadro_m2000m
44 Nvidia quadro_m2200
45 Nvidia quadro_m3000m
46 Nvidia quadro_m4000
47 Nvidia quadro_m4000m
48 Nvidia quadro_m5000
49 Nvidia quadro_m5000m
50 Nvidia quadro_m500m
51 Nvidia quadro_m520
52 Nvidia quadro_m5500
53 Nvidia quadro_m6000
54 Nvidia quadro_m600m
55 Nvidia quadro_m620
56 Nvidia shield_tv
57 Nvidia shield_tv_pro
58 Nvidia tesla_m10
59 Nvidia tesla_m4
60 Nvidia tesla_m40
61 Nvidia tesla_m6
62 Nvidia tesla_m60
63 Nvidia tesla_p100
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-2021-23217.

URL Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23217 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23217 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a specifically timed DMA write to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263 No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_605:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_610:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_625:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_630:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_635:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_640:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_705:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_710:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_720:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_730:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gt_740:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_645:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_650_ti_boost:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_660:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_660_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_670:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_680:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_690:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_760:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_760_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_770:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_780:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_780_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_970:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_titan_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan_black:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:gtx_titan_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:-:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_nano:-:*:developer_kit:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m2200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m3000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m4000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m500m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m520:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m600m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_m60:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tesla_p100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23217 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-2021-23217 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

0.10296

percentile

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