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CVE-2013-0131

Buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver before 304.88, 310.x before 310.44, and 313.x before 313.30 for the X Window System on UNIX, when NoScanout mode is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a large ARGB cursor.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-0131 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from nvidia organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-04-08T16:55:02.127

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	≤ 304.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	≤ 304.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	≤ 304.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	≤ 304.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	195.22	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	195.22	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	195.22	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	195.22	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	310.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	310.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	310.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	310.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	313.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	313.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	313.00	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	313.00	Yes

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3290 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/771620 US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-security.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3290 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/771620 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-security.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For nvidia's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.