MEDIUM
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges
Published Apr 22, 2012
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.73%
Description
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 295.40
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.73% 0.00725
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00725
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00725) | 52.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.73% (0.00725) | 49.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 39.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 7, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 75.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 5, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 75.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48650 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48793 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48650 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48793 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Apr 22, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2012
Link CVE-2012-0946
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a