VDB-224730 · CVE-2023-0180 · Nessus 246678

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0180. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in a kernel mode layer handler, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

The weakness was published 04/01/2023. The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-0180 since 01/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 246678 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-0180), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (246678). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

GPU Display Driver

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.1
CNA Vector (NVIDIA Corporation): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 246678
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-0180

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
04/01/2023 +79 days 🔍
04/01/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +861 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0180 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224730

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2023 22:08
Updated: 08/09/2025 17:01
Changes: 04/01/2023 22:08 (48), 08/09/2025 17:01 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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