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CVE-2012-4225
Published: Nov 19, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20120801 CVE Request: NVidia Linux driver
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[oss-security] 20120808 Re: CVE Request: NVidia Linux driver
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140
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20120804 nvidia linux binary driver priv escalation exploit
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GLSA-201304-01
vendor-advisory
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20120801 nvidia linux binary driver priv escalation exploit
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