CVE-2015-1170
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a "kernel administrator check," which allows local users to gain…
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
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a "kernel administrator check," which allows local users to gain administrator privileges via unspecified API calls.
- 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/gpu driver r304 · nvidia/gpu driver r340 · nvidia/gpu driver r343 · nvidia/gpu driver r346
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.