CVE-2015-1170
Description
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a "kernel administrator check," which allows local users to gain administrator privileges via unspecified API calls.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia | gpu_driver_r304 | {"endIncluding":"309.07"} | |
| nvidia | gpu_driver_r340 | {"endIncluding":"341.43"} | |
| nvidia | gpu_driver_r343 | {"endIncluding":"345.19"} | |
| nvidia | gpu_driver_r346 | {"endIncluding":"347.51"} | |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.