CVE-2017-0317 Privilege escalation in Windows GPU Display Driver
A local attacker can escalate privileges and execute code by tampering with files in the NVIDIA GPU installer extraction path due to improper permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0317?
CVE-2017-0317 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
All versions of NVIDIA GPU and GeForce Experience installer contain a vulnerability where it fails to set proper permissions on the package extraction path thus allowing a non-privileged user to tamper with the extracted files, potentially leading to escalation of privileges via code execution.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0317?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0317?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-0317 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0317 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9jx-xx7w-9jgq.