CVE-2018-3979
Nvidia Nouveau Display Driver Remote DoS Vulnerability
Description
A remote denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the way the Nouveau Display Driver (the default Ubuntu Nvidia display driver) handles GPU shader execution. A specially crafted pixel shader can cause remote denial-of-service issues. An attacker can provide a specially crafted website to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered remotely after the user visits a malformed website. No further user interaction is required. Vulnerable versions include Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64), Nouveau Display Driver NV117 (vermagic: 4.15.0-29-generic SMP mod_unload).
INFO
Published Date :
April 1, 2019, 9:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 9, 2023, 1:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-3979
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-3979
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_745:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_750_ti:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_840m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_840m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_845m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_845m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_850m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_850m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_860m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_860m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_k620_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_k620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_k1200_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_k1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_k2200_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_k2200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_m1000m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:quadro_m1200m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:quadro_m1200m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:grid_m30_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:grid_m30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:grid_m40_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:grid_m40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-3979
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-3979
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.02%
score
0.40943
percentile