NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 295.49 ioctl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 295.49. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ioctl. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-0952. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Graphics Drivers 295.49 (Hardware Driver Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component ioctl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/13/2012 by Kees Cook with Google Inc. as 979373 as confirmed bug report (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.launchpad.net. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0952 since 02/01/2012. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (96549†). The entry VDB-10060 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

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06/06/2012 +126 days 🔍
07/13/2012 +37 days 🔍
08/28/2013 +411 days 🔍
05/21/2021 +2823 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: 979373
Researcher: Kees Cook
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10059
OSVDB: 96549

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2013 13:08
Updated: 05/21/2021 18:01
Changes: 08/28/2013 13:08 (47), 03/21/2019 15:02 (3), 05/21/2021 17:54 (2), 05/21/2021 18:01 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:08B:103

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