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CVE-2015-1170 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2 CVE
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege CVE
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
nvidia gpu driver r304
<= 309.07

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r304:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
nvidia gpu driver r340
<= 341.43

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r340:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
nvidia gpu driver r343
<= 345.19

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r343:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
nvidia gpu driver r346
<= 347.51

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r346:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1170
NVD Published Date:
Mar 6, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-1170 Details - Not Deferred