7.5

CVE-2014-8298: nvidia gpu_driver Data Processing Errors

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8298DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8298
Published 10-12-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8298 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Data Processing Errors vulnerability in nvidia gpu_driver. EPSS estimates a 3.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2015-0005USN-2438-1

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The NVIDIA Linux Discrete GPU drivers before R304.125, R331.x before R331.113, R340.x before R340.65, R343.x before R343.36, and R346.x before R346.22, Linux for Tegra (L4T) driver before R21.2, and Chrome OS driver before R40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and X server crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GLX indirect rendering protocol request.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.04% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu4 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304< 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates< 304.125-0ubuntu0.0.1
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-331< 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-331-updates< 331.113-0ubuntu0.0.4
Debian1 product
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers< 340.65-1
Nvidia1 product
  • gpu_driverr304.125 | r331.00 | r331.112 | r340.00 | r340.65 | r343.00 | r343.36 | r346.00 | r346.22 | ≤ r21.2 | ≤ r39

3 vendors · 6 products

References

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