CVE-2013-0109: nvidia display_driver

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-0109 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in nvidia display_driver. EPSS estimates a 4.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-04-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The NVIDIA driver before 307.78, and Release 310 before 311.00, in the NVIDIA Display Driver service on Windows does not properly handle exceptions, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a crafted application.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.