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CVE-2021-23217

HIGH
Published 2021-11-20T14:55:23
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.122
Higher than 12.2% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller, which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a DMA write operation only within a specific time window timed to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability. The scope impact may extend to other components.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

NVIDIA

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware

Affected Versions:

Maxwell, GP100, Tegra X1, Tegra X1+, Tegra TX2

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-mjvf-fv64-9xrq

Advisory Details

NVIDIA GPU and Tegra hardware contain a vulnerability in the internal microcontroller which may allow a user with elevated privileges to instantiate a specifically timed DMA write to corrupt code execution, which may impact confidentiality, integrity, or availability.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23217
WEB https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5263
Published: 2021-11-20T14:55:23
Last Modified: 2024-08-03T19:05:55.701Z
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