CVE-2012-4225 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit the NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver to write to arbitrary physical memory and gain elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4225?
CVE-2012-4225 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Unix Graphic Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4225?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-4225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4225, GHSA-6f8h-gp84-3439.