What is the severity of CVE-2021-1092?

CVE-2021-1092 has been assigned a high severity rating due to the potential for an unprivileged attacker to overwrite privileged files and cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1092?

To address CVE-2021-1092, users should promptly update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.

What versions are affected by CVE-2021-1092?

CVE-2021-1092 affects specific versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver between 427.33 and 427.48, 452.96 and 453.10, and 462.31 and 462.96.

Who can exploit CVE-2021-1092?

CVE-2021-1092 can be exploited by an unprivileged attacker with access to the system.

What impact does CVE-2021-1092 have on the system?

CVE-2021-1092 may lead to denial of service by allowing attackers to overwrite critical files, potentially disrupting system functionality.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-1092

high

7.1

CWE

22/7/2021

3/8/2024

CVE-2021-1092

First published: Thu Jul 22 2021(Updated: )

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application where it is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack where an unprivileged attacker can cause the applications to overwrite privileged files, resulting in potential denial of service or data loss.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver	>=427.33<427.48
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver	>=452.96<453.10
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver	>=462.31<462.96

Remedy

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211

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Reference Links

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5211

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-1092?
CVE-2021-1092 has been assigned a high severity rating due to the potential for an unprivileged attacker to overwrite privileged files and cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1092?
To address CVE-2021-1092, users should promptly update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability.
What versions are affected by CVE-2021-1092?
CVE-2021-1092 affects specific versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver between 427.33 and 427.48, 452.96 and 453.10, and 462.31 and 462.96.
Who can exploit CVE-2021-1092?
CVE-2021-1092 can be exploited by an unprivileged attacker with access to the system.
What impact does CVE-2021-1092 have on the system?
CVE-2021-1092 may lead to denial of service by allowing attackers to overwrite critical files, potentially disrupting system functionality.

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