CVE-2021-1083 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA vGPU software, specifically affecting versions 12.x (prior to 12.2) and 11.x (prior to 11.4). It stems from a lack of input length validation in the guest kernel mode driver and Virtual GPU Manager, potentially leading to information disclosure, data tampering, or denial of service across various platforms including Citrix, Linux, Microsoft, Red Hat, and VMware. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, but with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or active threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.0, < 11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0, < 12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.