CVE-2012-4225

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Published Nov 19, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:unix_graphic_driver::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:unix_graphic_driver::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4169	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.394% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Nvidia Unix Graphic Driver

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 19, 2012, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:28 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 19, 2012, 12:10 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

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