Is CVE-2012-0946 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0946 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0946?

CVE-2012-0946 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0946?

CVE-2012-0946 has an EPSS score of 0.73% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0946?

Upgrade nvidia-graphics-drivers on debian 11 to 295.40-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0946

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The NVIDIA UNIX driver before 295.40 allows local users to access arbitrary memory locations by leveraging GPU device-node read/write privileges.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:295.40-1CVE-2012-0946

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.