VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4225
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- nvidia/unix graphic driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/4
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/76
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/08/4
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/4
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/76
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/08/4
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.