CVE-2012-4225
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-11-19 11:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-08-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8336a8d80585a610363d4231e9e67957c5cc4c6c97dfed5e9dd851a222da128f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120801 CVE Request: NVidia Linux driverhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/01/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120808 Re: CVE Request: NVidia Linux driverhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/08/4
- nvidia.custhelp.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140
- seclists.org20120804 nvidia linux binary driver priv escalation exploithttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/76
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201304-01http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml
- seclists.org20120801 nvidia linux binary driver priv escalation exploithttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/4
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Fixed in 304.37-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Fixed in 304.37-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nvidia-graphics-drivers Fixed in 304.37-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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