CVE-2012-4225

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/01/1 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/08/4 mailing list
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140 vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/76 mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/4 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4225?
CVE-2012-4225 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4225?
To fix CVE-2012-4225, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4225 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4225 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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