CVE-2025-23278 (GCVE-0-2025-23278)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-02 22:05 – Updated: 2025-08-04 13:31
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Summary
NVIDIA Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker might cause an improper index validation by issuing a call with crafted parameters. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering or denial of service.
Severity
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-04 13:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-129 - Improper Validation of Array Index
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | GPU Display Drivers |
Affected:
R575
|
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