Vulnerability CVE-2020-5957

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-5957 (CCN-177322)

Assigned:

2020-03-05

Published:

2020-03-05

Updated:

2021-07-21

Summary:

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel component in which an attacker with local system access can corrupt a system file, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

6.2 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-269

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-5957

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nvidia-cve20205957-priv-esc(177322)

Source: CCN
Type: NVIDIA Security Bulletin Answer ID 4996
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

Source: N/A
Type: Vendor Advisory
N/A

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 390 and < 392.59)

OR cpe:/o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 418 and < 426.50)

OR cpe:/o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 430 and < 432.28)

OR cpe:/o:nvidia:quadro_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 440 and < 442.50)

AND

cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 440 and < 442.50)

AND

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*