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CVE-2015-5950

The NVIDIA display driver R352 before 353.82 and R340 before 341.81 on Windows; R304 before 304.128, R340 before 340.93, and R352 before 352.41 on Linux; and R352 before 352.46 on GRID vGPU and vSGA allows local users to write to an arbitrary kernel memory location and consequently gain privileges via a crafted ioctl call.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-5950 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from nvidia, from nvidia, from microsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-09-30T01:59:17.333

Last Modified

2026-06-17T00:30:10.080

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	≤ 352.30	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	≤ 352.09	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	304.108	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	304.119	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	304.121	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	304.123	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	304.125	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	352.21	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	352.30	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	≤ 352.86	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	340.43	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	340.52	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	341.44	Yes
Application	nvidia	display_driver	353.06	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1 ([email protected])
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468 ([email protected])
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468 ([email protected])
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313 ([email protected])
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3763/~/cve-2015-5950-memory-corruption-due-to-an-unsanitized-pointer-in-the-nvidia Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033662 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2747-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04815468 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_3313 (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.