CVE-2012-4225
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to...
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
- Record
CVE-2012-4225- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
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CVE-2012-4225- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4169 No score
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
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EUVD-2012-4169- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f8h-gp84-3439 No score
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to...
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
- Record
GHSA-6f8h-gp84-3439- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
- Record
CVE-2012-4225- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4225 No score
NVIDIA UNIX graphics driver before 295.71 and before 304.32 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges by modifying the VGA window using /dev/nvidia0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4225- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nvidia-graphics-driversDebian:12 |
before 304.37-1, plus listed versions 1.0.6629+1-21.0.7167-11.0.7174-11.0.7174-21.0.7174-3 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.7174-41.0.7664-11.0.7664-21.0.7667-11.0.7667-31.0.7676-11.0.7676-21.0.8174-11.0.8178-0bpo11.0.8178-11.0.8178-21.0.8178-31.0.8756-11.0.8756-21.0.8756-31.0.8756-41.0.8762-11.0.8762-21.0.8774-11.0.8774-21.0.8774-31.0.8774-41.0.8774-51.0.8774-61.0.8774-71.0.8776-11.0.8776-21.0.8776-31.0.8776-41.0.9625-11.0.9625-21.0.9631-11.0.9746-11.0.9746-21.0.9755-1100.14.06-1100.14.09-1100.14.11-1100.14.19-1169.07-1169.07-2169.09-1169.12-1169.12-2169.12-3 |
304.37-1 |
nvidia-graphics-driversDebian:13 |
before 304.37-1, plus listed versions 1.0.6629+1-21.0.7167-11.0.7174-11.0.7174-21.0.7174-3 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.7174-41.0.7664-11.0.7664-21.0.7667-11.0.7667-31.0.7676-11.0.7676-21.0.8174-11.0.8178-0bpo11.0.8178-11.0.8178-21.0.8178-31.0.8756-11.0.8756-21.0.8756-31.0.8756-41.0.8762-11.0.8762-21.0.8774-11.0.8774-21.0.8774-31.0.8774-41.0.8774-51.0.8774-61.0.8774-71.0.8776-11.0.8776-21.0.8776-31.0.8776-41.0.9625-11.0.9625-21.0.9631-11.0.9746-11.0.9746-21.0.9755-1100.14.06-1100.14.09-1100.14.11-1100.14.19-1169.07-1169.07-2169.09-1169.12-1169.12-2169.12-3 |
304.37-1 |
nvidia-graphics-driversDebian:14 |
before 304.37-1, plus listed versions 1.0.6629+1-21.0.7167-11.0.7174-11.0.7174-21.0.7174-3 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.7174-41.0.7664-11.0.7664-21.0.7667-11.0.7667-31.0.7676-11.0.7676-21.0.8174-11.0.8178-0bpo11.0.8178-11.0.8178-21.0.8178-31.0.8756-11.0.8756-21.0.8756-31.0.8756-41.0.8762-11.0.8762-21.0.8774-11.0.8774-21.0.8774-31.0.8774-41.0.8774-51.0.8774-61.0.8774-71.0.8776-11.0.8776-21.0.8776-31.0.8776-41.0.9625-11.0.9625-21.0.9631-11.0.9746-11.0.9746-21.0.9755-1100.14.06-1100.14.09-1100.14.11-1100.14.19-1169.07-1169.07-2169.09-1169.12-1169.12-2169.12-3 |
304.37-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4225 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Nvidia Unix Graphic Driver, published November 19, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in nvidia-graphics-drivers 304.37-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/01/1
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3140
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/76
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201304-01.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4225
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6f8h-gp84-3439
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4225
Left out here: 276 versions. The JSON record has them.