cvelist/2018/3xxx/CVE-2018-3979.json

{
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2018-3979",
        "ASSIGNER": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "Nouveau",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Nouveau",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64)"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "Nouveau Display Driver NV117 (vermagic: 4.15.0-29-generic SMP mod_unload)"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "denial of service"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "name": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647",
                "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0647"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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)."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "baseScore": 7.4,
            "baseSeverity": "High",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
        }
    }
}