CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the nvidia unix driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging gpu device-node read/write privileges.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2012-04-22
Last Modified Date: 2017-12-29
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CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the nvidia unix driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging gpu device-node read/write privileges.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2012-04-22
Last Modified Date: 2017-12-29
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