Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2022 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2022-34683
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a null-pointer dereference occurs, which may lead to denial of service.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | vGPU software (guest driver) - Windows, NVIDIA Cloud Gaming (guest driver) | All versions prior to and including 14.2, 13.4, and 11.9, and all versions prior to the November 2022 release |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H