CVE-2019-5701 Path traversal in NVIDIA GeForce Experience
Local attackers can exploit DLL preloading in NVIDIA GeForce Experience when GameStream is enabled to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5701?
CVE-2019-5701 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience, published on 9 Nov 2019. 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
NVIDIA GeForce Experience, all versions prior to 3.20.0.118, contains a vulnerability when GameStream is enabled in which an attacker with local system access can load the Intel graphics driver DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, or escalation of privileges through code execution.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5701 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-2019-5701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA 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-9h79-7r6p-mmw3.