PT-2021-4733

CVE-2021-1092

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Published

2021-07-20

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Updated

2021-07-31

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CVSS 3.1
7.1
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to a vulnerability in the NVIDIA Control Panel application, which is susceptible to a Windows file system symbolic link attack. This could allow an unprivileged attacker to cause the application to overwrite privileged files, potentially resulting in denial of service or data loss. The vulnerability is also associated with errors in handling hard links, which could enable an attacker to elevate their privileges or cause a denial of service.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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