Denial of service via log file mishandling
Published Feb 5, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Arbitrary file deletion in GameStream in NVIDIA GeForce Experience before 3.21 allows local users to cause a service interruption. The rxdiag.dll component improperly handles GameStream log files, resulting in deletion of an arbitrary file instead of bounded log handling. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, user interaction, and high attack complexity; the bounded consequences are file deletion and denial of service.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file deletion in GameStream in NVIDIA GeForce Experience before 3.21 allows local users to cause a service interruption. The rxdiag.dll component improperly handles GameStream log files, resulting in deletion of an arbitrary file instead of bounded log handling. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, user interaction, and high attack complexity; the bounded consequences are file deletion and denial of service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-1072
- Published
- Feb 5, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- NVIDIA
- Product
- NVIDIA GeForce Experience
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 5, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 3.21
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