CVE-2022-42292 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-42292 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/02/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: nvidia | Vendor: NVIDIA | Product: GeForce Experience
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-42292 Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience contains a vulnerability in the NVContainer component, where a user without administrator privileges can create a symbolic link to a file that requires elevated privileges to write to or modify, which may lead to denial of service, escalation of privilege or limited data tampering.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* UNCHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-59
CWE Name: CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ( Link Following )
Source: NVIDIA

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID:
CAPEC Description: Denial of Service, Data Tampering


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).