CVE-2024-0071 CVE
An unprivileged user can trigger an out-of-bounds write in the NVIDIA GPU driver, leading to code execution, privilege escalation, and data tampering.
- 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-2024-0071?
CVE-2024-0071 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in nvidia GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver, published on 27 Mar 2024. 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 GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0071?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0071?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-0071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pm2-j7vr-cccw, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0071.