// For flags

CVE-2012-0946

Nvidia Linux Driver - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.

El controlador de NVIDIA UNIX antes de v295.40, permite a usuarios locales acceder a posiciones de memoria de su elección mediante el aprovechamiento de privilegios de lectura/escritura del nodo-dispositivo GPU.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-02-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-04-11 CVE Published
  • 2012-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Nvidia
Search vendor "Nvidia"
Unix Driver
Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Unix Driver"
<= 295.40
Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Unix Driver" and version " <= 295.40"
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Affected