NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit/nvJPEG JPEG File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit and nvJPEG. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component JPEG File Handler. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-23272. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit and nvJPEG (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component JPEG File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA nvJPEG library contains a vulnerability where an attacker can cause an out-of-bounds read by means of a specially crafted JPEG file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure or denial of service.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-23272 since 01/14/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265969 (NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit < 12.9 Update 1 Out-of-bounds Read), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (265969). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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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: 265969
Nessus Name: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit < 12.9 Update 1 Out-of-bounds Read

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/14/2025 CVE reserved
09/24/2025 +252 days Advisory disclosed
09/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/27/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-23272 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325706

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2025 15:32
Updated: 09/27/2025 08:25
Changes: 09/24/2025 15:32 (61), 09/27/2025 08:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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