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CVE-2022-31612

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkD

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.0005
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules15 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

9
nvidia gpu display driver>= 471.11 and < 473.81
nvidia gpu display driver>= 516.25 and < 516.94
nvidia virtual gpu>= 11.0 and < 11.8
nvidia virtual gpu>= 13.0 and < 13.3
nvidia virtual gpuall versions
nvidia cloud gaming guest< 516.94
nvidia gpu display driver>= 511.09 and < 513.46
nvidia gpu display driver>= 451.48 and < 453.64
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Sigma Hunt Rules

15
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · psirt@nvidia.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Nov 2022 · 12:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383PatchVendor Advisory
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