CVE-2012-0952

Heap overflow in control device ioctl

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Published May 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A heap buffer overflow was discovered in the device control ioctl in the Linux driver for Nvidia graphics cards, which may allow an attacker to overflow 49 bytes. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

nvidia

graphics drivers

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 295.53

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0975	A heap buffer overflow was discovered in the device control ioctl in the Linux driver for Nvidia graphics cards, which may allow an attacker to overflow 49 bytes. This issue was fixed in version 295.53.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.306% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/979373

History

Sep 16, 2024 10:45 PM Title updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Heap overflow in control device ioctl	Heap overflow in control device ioctl

Subscriptions

Nvidia Display Driver

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: May 8, 2020, 12:50 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:40 PM
Reserved: Feb 1, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 8, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

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