CVE-2015-7865 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting improper access restrictions on a named pipe in the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7865?
CVE-2015-7865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 24 Nov 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nvSCPAPISvr.exe in the Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows does not properly restrict access to the stereosvrpipe named pipe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a commandline in a number 2 command, which is stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE explorer Run registry key, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4784.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7865?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7865?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-7865 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-7865 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g24j-9xqr-ghgw.