Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2022-31612
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to a system crash…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Nvidia Cloud_gaming_guest
- Nvidia Geforce
- Nvidia Gpu_display_driver
- Nvidia Cloud Gaming (Guest Driver) — versions All versions prior to the August 2022 release
- Nvidia Studio
- Nvidia Tesla
- Nvidia Virtual_gpu — versions 14.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-31612?
- CVE-2022-31612 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-11-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-31612?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.