CVE-2021-1120 Null dereference in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software
A missing null terminator in NVIDIA vGPU software allows guest OS attackers to cause information disclosure, data tampering, code execution, or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1120?
CVE-2021-1120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual Gpu, published on 29 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where a string provided by the guest OS may not be properly null terminated. The guest OS or attacker has no ability to push content to the plugin through this vulnerability, which may lead to information disclosure, data tampering, unauthorized code execution, and denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-170
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Virtual Gpu.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Virtual Gpu
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfx5-hxw2-q274.