Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 6, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-1170
CVE-2015-1170
Description
The NVIDIA Display Driver R304 before 309.08, R340 before 341.44, R343 before 345.20, and R346 before 347.52 does not properly validate local client impersonation levels when performing a "kernel administrator check," which allows local users to gain administrator privileges via unspecified API calls.
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5cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r340:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r340:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=341.43
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r343:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=345.19
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver_r346:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=347.51
- Range: R304 < 309.08, R340 < 341.44, R343 < 345.20, R346 < 347.52
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