ID

VAR-201904-0727


CVE

CVE-2018-3979


TITLE

Nouveau Display Driver Vulnerable to resource exhaustion

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224

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). Nouveau Display Driver Contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability.Service operation interruption (DoS) There is a possibility of being put into a state

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sources: NVD: CVE-2018-3979 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224 // VULHUB: VHN-134010

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:canonicalmodel:ubuntu linuxscope:eqversion:18.04

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vendor:nvidiamodel:quadro k1200scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 845mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:quadro k620scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:quadro m1000mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 745scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:quadro k2200scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:grid m40scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 960mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 950mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 840mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:quadro m1200mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 850mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 860mscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 750 tiscope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:grid m30scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 750scope:eqversion: -

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vendor:canonicalmodel:ubuntuscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 745scope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 750 tiscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 750scope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 840mscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 845mscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 850mscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 860mscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 950mscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:geforce gtx 960mscope: - version: -

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vendor:nvidiamodel:quadro k620scope: - version: -

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224 // NVD: CVE-2018-3979

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2018-3979
value: MEDIUM

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talos-cna@cisco.com: CVE-2018-3979
value: HIGH

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NVD: CVE-2018-3979
value: MEDIUM

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CNNVD: CNNVD-201903-1043
value: MEDIUM

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VULHUB: VHN-134010
value: MEDIUM

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2018-3979
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 4.3
vectorString: AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: MEDIUM
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: PARTIAL
exploitabilityScore: 8.6
impactScore: 2.9
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-134010
severity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 4.3
vectorString: AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: MEDIUM
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: PARTIAL
exploitabilityScore: 8.6
impactScore: 2.9
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2018-3979
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 6.5
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
exploitabilityScore: 2.8
impactScore: 3.6
version: 3.1

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talos-cna@cisco.com: CVE-2018-3979
baseSeverity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.4
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: CHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
exploitabilityScore: 2.8
impactScore: 4.0
version: 3.0

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NVD: CVE-2018-3979
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 6.5
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
userInteraction: REQUIRED
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
availabilityImpact: HIGH
exploitabilityScore: NONE
impactScore: NONE
version: 3.0

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-134010 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201903-1043 // NVD: CVE-2018-3979 // NVD: CVE-2018-3979

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:CWE-400

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-134010 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224 // NVD: CVE-2018-3979

THREAT TYPE

remote

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201903-1043

TYPE

resource management error

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-201903-1043

CONFIGURATIONS

sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224

PATCH

title:Top Pageurl:https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/

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title:Top Pageurl:https://www.ubuntu.com/

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sources: JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224

EXTERNAL IDS

db:TALOSid:TALOS-2018-0647

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db:NVDid:CVE-2018-3979

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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2018-015224

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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201903-1043

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db:VULHUBid:VHN-134010

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-134010 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201903-1043 // NVD: CVE-2018-3979

REFERENCES

url:https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/talos-2018-0647

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url:https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2018-3979

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url:https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2018-3979

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url:https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/talos-2018-0647

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sources: VULHUB: VHN-134010 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2018-015224 // CNNVD: CNNVD-201903-1043 // NVD: CVE-2018-3979

SOURCES

db:VULHUBid:VHN-134010
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2018-015224
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201903-1043
db:NVDid:CVE-2018-3979

LAST UPDATE DATE

2024-08-14T14:56:55.954000+00:00


SOURCES UPDATE DATE

db:VULHUBid:VHN-134010date:2023-02-09T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2018-015224date:2019-05-14T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201903-1043date:2019-04-19T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2018-3979date:2023-02-09T01:38:12.100

SOURCES RELEASE DATE

db:VULHUBid:VHN-134010date:2019-04-01T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2018-015224date:2019-05-14T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-201903-1043date:2019-03-26T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2018-3979date:2019-04-01T21:30:43.110