# CVE-2015-1170: 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 loca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143013598825091&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032013
- https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142781493222653&w=2
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/nvidia_windows_privilege
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634

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