What is CVE-2017-0317?

CVE-2017-0317 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-0317?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-0317

All versions of NVIDIA GPU and GeForce Experience installer contain a vulnerability where it fails to set proper permissions on the package extraction path thus allowing a non-privileged user to tamper with the extracted files, potentially leading to escalation of privileges via code execution.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation Windows Gpu Display Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0317?: CVE-2017-0317 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-0317?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.