NVIDIA Unix Graphic Driver up to 304.31 Graphics Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NVIDIA Unix Graphic Driver up to 304.31. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Graphics Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4225. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Unix Graphic Driver up to 304.31 (Hardware Driver Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Graphics Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 11/19/2012 (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4225 since 08/08/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65862 (GLSA-201304-01 : NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 304.32 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (65862), SecurityFocus (BID 54772†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39105†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

• NVIDIA

Name

• Unix Graphic Driver

Version

• 304.0
• 304.1
• 304.2
• 304.3
• 304.4
• 304.5
• 304.6
• 304.7
• 304.8
• 304.9
• 304.10
• 304.11
• 304.12
• 304.13
• 304.14
• 304.15
• 304.16
• 304.17
• 304.18
• 304.19
• 304.20
• 304.21
• 304.22
• 304.23
• 304.24
• 304.25
• 304.26
• 304.27
• 304.28
• 304.29
• 304.30
• 304.31

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 65862
Nessus Name: GLSA-201304-01 : NVIDIA Drivers: Privilege escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 71380
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: nvidia-driver
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unix Graphic Driver 304.32

Timelineinfo

05/14/2012 🔍
08/01/2012 +79 days 🔍
08/08/2012 +7 days 🔍
11/19/2012 +103 days 🔍
11/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2013 +141 days 🔍
04/15/2013 +6 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +708 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62987
SecurityFocus: 54772 - NVIDIA UNIX Driver VGA Window Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39105 - NVIDIA Unix Driver Local Privilege Escalation via Modification of the VGA Window, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 08:29
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/27/2017 08:36 (7), 12/20/2021 08:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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