CVE-2016-8827 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosure via a directory traversal attack.

Published: 2016-12-16

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 6.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Nvidia Corporation

GeForce Experience

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:geforce_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9652	NVIDIA GeForce Experience 3.x before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Web Helper.exe where a local web API endpoint, /VisualOPS/v.1.0./, lacks proper access control and parameter validation, allowing for information disclosure via a directory traversal attack.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05952.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4279
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94964
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5033
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5155

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Nvidia Geforce Experience

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2016-12-16T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.274Z

Reserved: 2016-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8827

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-16T21:59:00.707

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-8827

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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