What is CVE-2021-1097?

CVE-2021-1097 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-1097?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software

CVE-2021-1097

NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it improperly validates the length field in a request from a guest. This flaw allows a malicious guest to send a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the input, which may lead to information disclosure, data tampering, or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.3), version 11.x (prior to 11.5) and version 8.x (prior 8.8).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Virtual Gpu Software — versions vGPU version 12.x (prior to 12.3), version 11.x (prior to 11.5) and version 8.x (prior 8.8).
Nvidia Virtual_gpu

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1097?: CVE-2021-1097 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Virtual GPU Software, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-1097?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.