CVE-2019-5674: High severity nvidia geforce experience vulnerability

Published Mar 28, 2019
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Updated

NVIDIA GeForce Experience before 3.18 contains a vulnerability when ShadowPlay or GameStream is enabled. When an attacker has access to the system and creates a hard link, the software does not check for hard link attacks. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Nvidia GeForce Experience<3.18

Event History

Mar 28, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:09 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:09 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:29 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-5674.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5674?

The severity of CVE-2019-5674 is high with a severity value of 7.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2019-5674?

NVIDIA GeForce Experience before version 3.18 is affected by CVE-2019-5674.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2019-5674?

The vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience could potentially lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

5

Are there any patches or fixes available for CVE-2019-5674?

It is recommended to update NVIDIA GeForce Experience to version 3.18 or higher to fix the vulnerability.

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