CVE-2015-1170

Description

The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a "kernel administrator check," which allows local users to gain administrator privileges via unspecified API calls.

Category

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

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013 vdb entry
https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2 vendor advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1170?
CVE-2015-1170 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1170?
To fix CVE-2015-1170, 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-2015-1170 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-1170 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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