CVE-2023-0191

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an out-of-bounds access may lead to denial of service or data tampering.

Published: 2023-04-01 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-0191 is rated Low Risk (33.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-0191

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.24% +0.16%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
3 2023-04-01 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-0191

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-0191

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-0191

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-0191 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 9 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx, …), 22 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 17, open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0191
gentoo normal CVE-2023-0191: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-02), 1 atom(s) (x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-0191
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0191/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-0191 medium priority: Ubuntu including 31 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, …), 248 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 91, ignored 68, released 35, needs-triage 30, not-affected 24. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0191

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-0191

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia virtual_gpu < 11.12 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 13.0, < 13.7 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia virtual_gpu >= 15.0, < 15.2 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:virtual_gpu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-0191

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