NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit ELF File array index

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation results in array index. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-23338. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a array index vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-129. The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in nvdisasm where a user may cause an out-of-bounds write by running nvdisasm on a malicious ELF file. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-23338 since 01/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265968 (NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit < 13.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 (265968). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Array index
CWE: CWE-129 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 265968
Nessus Name: NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit < 13.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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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-2025-23338 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-23338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325716

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2025 15:34
Updated: 09/27/2025 08:25
Changes: 09/24/2025 15:34 (60), 09/27/2025 08:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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