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CVE-2015-5950 Detail

Current Description

The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
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Base Score: N/A
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Hyperlink Resource
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
352.30

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.108:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.119:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.121:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.123:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:304.125:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
352.09
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:352.21:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:352.30:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)

Configuration 3 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:340.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:340.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:341.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
352.86
 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:display_driver:353.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Running on/with
 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5950
NVD Published Date:
09/29/2015
NVD Last Modified:
12/07/2016