CVE-2012-0946
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.6)—💥 Exploit
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.73%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 53
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Nvidia Linux Driver - Local Privilege Escalation (2/8/2012)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48793
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48650
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48793
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822
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