Out-of-Bounds Read in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver (Windows) RCE
CVE-2022-42267 Published on December 30, 2022

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where a regular user can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or data tampering.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-42267 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

The software does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-42267

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Affected Versions

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows Version All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release is affected by CVE-2022-42267

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.08%
Percentile
23.74%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.