Nvidia patches a major security flaw in the geforce experience app
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GeForce Experience is an application that helps us keep our NVIDIA graphics card always updated with a single click and automatically optimize our video games according to the specifications of our PC. Furthermore, it is possible to record and stream our games to platforms such as YouTube or Twitch . Resolved that this useful tool had a serious vulnerability.
NVIDIA GeForce Experience had a serious security flaw
In its latest security bulletin, NVIDIA said that its GeForce Experience tool had a security flaw that could allow attackers to execute malicious code within a user's system, opening the door to a wide range of attacks.
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The flaw was present in all GeForce Experience versions prior to version 3.18, which was released earlier this March. Fortunately, this means that NVIDIA GeForce Experience users will be able to protect their systems from this vulnerability by updating their installation. This problem is unique to Windows-based systems, which means Linux users don't have to worry. On the other hand, that means that GeForce Experience was a danger to all users who had installed it in the past on Windows systems, and it was not until now that we learned about this situation.
It has been fixed in version 3.18
Users of GeForce Experience 3.18 or later will offer enhanced security that protects users from the CVE? 2019? 5674 vulnerability. The application has an automatic update function, which means that most users of the software will have their system patched shortly.
The vulnerability was caused at the time when ShadowPlay , NvContainer or GameStream were active.
GeForce Experience was born with its first version in 2013, and from what we deduce, this vulnerability has been present since then.
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