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2019/03/27 04:51:07 (permalink)
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/nvidia-geforce-experience-security-vulnerability-severe-patch-update-2013537
 
Nvidia has disclosed a security vulnerability with its GeForce Experience software for GeForce graphics card owners that could allow an attacker to execute and escalate privileges for arbitrary code, and carry out denial-of-service attacks. All versions of GeForce Experience prior to version 3.18 are vulnerable, if the ShadowPlay, NvContainer, or GameStream features are enabled. Nvidia advises all users to upgrade to the latest available version to be safe. The risk has been assessed as high severity. Nvidia has thanked and credited David Yesland of Rhino Security Labs for discovering and reporting this security problem.

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    Re: GeForce Experience Security Flaw Could Affect PC Gamers, Nvidia Advises Users to Downl 2019/03/27 13:26:34 (permalink)

     
    No GE here so I guess I was safe all along. 

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    Re: GeForce Experience Security Flaw Could Affect PC Gamers, Nvidia Advises Users to Downl 2019/03/27 13:30:58 (permalink)
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    No GE here so I guess I was safe all along. 


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    Re: GeForce Experience Security Flaw Could Affect PC Gamers, Nvidia Advises Users to Downl 2019/03/27 16:11:49 (permalink)
    GeForce Experience IS a security flaw. Not sure why people want to install this data tracking utility with their drivers. If you want to stream or video capture, just install OBS.

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    Re: GeForce Experience Security Flaw Could Affect PC Gamers, Nvidia Advises Users to Downl 2019/03/27 19:22:41 (permalink)
    Brad_Hawthorne
    GeForce Experience IS a security flaw. Not sure why people want to install this data tracking utility with their drivers. If you want to stream or video capture, just install OBS.


    My thoughts exactly. I haven't and wont install GeForce Experience at all.

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    Re: GeForce Experience Security Flaw Could Affect PC Gamers, Nvidia Advises Users to Downl 2019/03/27 20:05:26 (permalink)
    All good here, no need for GeForce Experience.
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    Re: GeForce Experience Security Flaw Could Affect PC Gamers, Nvidia Advises Users to Downl 2019/03/28 15:38:39 (permalink)
    I installed it for the free games, then quickly removed it

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