CVE-2016-8827 Path traversal in GeForce Experience
A local attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the web helper API to disclose sensitive information from the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8827?
CVE-2016-8827 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Corporation GeForce Experience, published on 16 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosure via a directory traversal attack.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-8827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Corporation GeForce Experience
- CVE-2017-6250 Code injection in GeForce Experience
- CVE-2016-8812 Memory corruption in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
- CVE-2021-1073 Information disclosure in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
- CVE-2022-42291 Path traversal in GeForce Experience
- CVE-2021-23175 Missing authorization in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmcx-3xp5-5g3c.