Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 14.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140
- 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/3140
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2012-4225
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cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:unix_graphic_driver:*