CVE-2023-0199

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an out-of-bounds write can lead to denial of service and data tampering.

Published: 2023-04-21 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-0199 is rated Low Risk (29.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-0199

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.23% +0.16%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.08% +0.03%
3 2023-04-22 0.04%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-0199

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 4.2 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-0199

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-0199

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-0199 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 9 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-legacy-340xx, …), 22 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 17, open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-0199
gentoo normal CVE-2023-0199: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-02), 1 atom(s) (x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-0199
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0199/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-0199 medium priority: Ubuntu including 31 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-304, nvidia-graphics-drivers-304-updates, …), 248 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 91, ignored 68, released 35, needs-triage 30, not-affected 24. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0199

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-0199

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 470, < 470.182.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 515, < 515.105.01 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 525, < 525.105.17 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 530, < 530.41.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 450, < 450.236.01 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 450, < 454.14 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 470, < 474.30 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 515, < 518.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 525, < 528.89 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
nvidia gpu_display_driver >= 530, < 531.41 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2023-0199

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