Improper Access Control The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 (opens in a new tab)
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Start learning- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-NVIDIAGRAPHICSDRIVERS331-624735
- published10 Sept 2020
- disclosed24 Nov 2015
Introduced: 24 Nov 2015
CVE-2015-7865 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:15.10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package and not the nvidia-graphics-drivers-331 package as distributed by Ubuntu.
nvSCPAPISvr.exe in the Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows does not properly restrict access to the stereosvrpipe named pipe, which allows local users to gain privileges via a commandline in a number 2 command, which is stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE explorer Run registry key, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4784.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7865
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3807/kw/security
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38792/
- https://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04971867
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134520/NVIDIA-Stereoscopic-3D-Driver-Service-Arbitrary-Run-Key-Creation.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=515
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034173