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Status published
High
CVE-2015-1170
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44,...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634
Affected Vendor
nvidia
View all reports →Affected Software
gpu driver r304, gpu driver r340, gpu driver r343, gpu driver r346
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 6th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.