Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0946. PoCs published by anonymous.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets CVE-2012-0946, a vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU drivers allowing arbitrary memory read/write via VGA registers. It demonstrates privilege escalation by manipulating kernel memory to achieve root access.
Description
The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by anonymous · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20201
This exploit targets CVE-2012-0946, a vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU drivers allowing arbitrary memory read/write via VGA registers. It demonstrates privilege escalation by manipulating kernel memory to achieve root access.
Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
NVIDIA GPU drivers (versions affected by CVE-2012-0946)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
NVIDIA GPU with vulnerable driver · Access to /dev/nvidia0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3109
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48793
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74822
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48650
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1420-1/
Scores
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
49.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
nvidia/unix_driver
< 295.40
Published
Apr 22, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026