CVE-2023-0196

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Published Mar 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit SDK contains a bug in cuobjdump, where a local user running the tool against an ill-formed binary may cause a null- pointer dereference, which may result in a limited denial of service.

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

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to 12.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:cuda_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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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-2023-12285	NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit SDK contains a bug in cuobjdump, where a local user running the tool against an ill-formed binary may cause a null- pointer dereference, which may result in a limited denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.203% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5446

History

Mar 7, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Nvidia Cuda Toolkit

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 7, 2025, 3:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: nvidia
Published: Mar 2, 2023, 1:23 AM
Updated: Mar 7, 2025, 3:49 PM
Reserved: Jan 11, 2023, 5:48 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 2, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

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