| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2012-0946 (CCN-74822) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2012-04-11 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2012-04-11 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2017-12-29 | ||||||||
| Summary: | The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges. | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) 3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-264 | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Privileges | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2012-0946 Source: CCN Type: NVIDIA Support Knowledgebase 3109 Security vulnerability CVE-2012-0946 in the NVIDIA UNIX driver Source: CONFIRM Type: Vendor Advisory http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109 Source: CCN Type: SA48650 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux GPU Device Node Access Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 48650 Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 48793 Source: CCN Type: SA50085 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux GPU Device Node Access Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Source: CCN Type: NVIDIA Web site NVIDIA Home Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 81332 NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux GPU Device Node Access Handling Local Privilege Escalation Source: CCN Type: BID-52982 NVIDIA UNIX Driver CVE-2012-0946 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Source: UBUNTU Type: UNKNOWN USN-1420-1 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN nvidia-graphics-gpu-priv-escalation(74822) Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN nvidia-graphics-gpu-priv-escalation(74822) | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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