CVE-2017-0352 Privilege escalation in GPU Display Driver
Attackers can escalate privileges by accessing sensitive GPU control registers due to incorrect access control in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver firmware.
- 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-2017-0352?
CVE-2017-0352 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 9 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the GPU firmware where incorrect access control may allow CPU access sensitive GPU control registers, leading to an escalation of privileges
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0352?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0352?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-0352 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0352 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0352, GHSA-f4c4-w7gj-x785, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0352.