CVE-2024-0071
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the user mode layer, where an unprivileged regular user can cause an out-of-bounds write. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceNVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in its user mode layer. An unprivileged regular user can trigger this flaw, potentially leading to code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify NVIDIA GPU hardware in the systemOpen Device Manager and expand 'Display adapters', or run 'nvidia-smi' from an elevated command promptAffected if No NVIDIA GPU is listed in Device Manager or nvidia-smi returns an error indicating no GPU found
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Retrieve the installed NVIDIA driver versionRun 'nvidia-smi' and note the 'Driver Version' field, or open Device Manager, right-click the NVIDIA GPU, select Properties, and check the Driver tab, or query the registry at HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nvlddmkm\ImagePathAffected if No NVIDIA driver is installed or the version cannot be determined
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Compare your driver version against the affected versionsCross-reference the installed driver version with NVIDIA's official security bulletin for CVE-2024-0071 to determine if it falls within the vulnerable version rangeAffected if The installed driver version matches the vulnerable versions listed in the NVIDIA advisory for this CVE
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Verify the NVIDIA user mode driver components are presentCheck for the presence of NVIDIA user mode DLLs such as nvidia.dll, nvapi64.dll, or nvwgf2umx.dll in the Windows\System32 or Windows\SysWOW64 directoryAffected if These user mode driver DLLs exist on the system and the driver version is in the affected range
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Confirm the display driver service is runningOpen Services (services.msc) and check the status of 'NVIDIA Display Container LS' or run 'sc query nvlddmkm' from command lineAffected if The NVIDIA driver service is active and the driver version is within the affected range
A system is affected if it has an NVIDIA GPU with a display driver version that falls within the vulnerable version range specified in NVIDIA's security advisory for CVE-2024-0071.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the NVIDIA driver update released to address this vulnerability. Prioritize patching systems with direct GPU access and ensure thorough testing post-update to verify display and compute functionality.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-0071 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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