CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0317

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

All versions of the NVIDIA GPU and GeForce Experience installer contain a vulnerability that fails to set proper permissions on the package extraction path. This allows a non-privileged user to tamper with the extracted files, potentially leading to privilege escalation via code execution.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized actions by users, which could lead to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of NVIDIA software and verify permissions on package extraction paths to minimize the risk of privilege escalation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS