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CVE-2012-0946
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.73%
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Description
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.73% · top 46% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48793 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- nvidia-graphics-gpu-priv-escalation(74822) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 48650 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-1420-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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