CWE Code: 275
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permission Issues
Summary: for the nvidia quadro, nvs, geforce, and tesla products, nvidia gpu display driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for windows or nvidia.ko for linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2016-11-08
Last Modified Date: 2017-01-20