CVE-2012-0946 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in NVIDIA UNIX drivers prior to version 295.40. This flaw allows local attackers with GPU device-node read/write privileges to access arbitrary memory locations, potentially leading to information disclosure, data modification, and denial of service. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion, public exploit code exists, indicating a potential risk for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 295.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:unix_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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