CVE-2012-0946

high

Description

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

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/

http://secunia.com/advisories/48793

http://secunia.com/advisories/48650

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-04-22

Updated: 2017-12-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High