AVID-2026-R1566
Description
Vulnerability CVE-2024-53875
Details
NVIDIA CUDA toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the cuobjdump binary, where a user could cause an out-of-bounds read by passing a malformed ELF file to cuobjdump. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a partial denial of service.
Reason for inclusion in AVID: CVE-2024-53875 describes a software vulnerability in NVIDIA CUDA toolkit’s cuobjdump that can cause an out-of-bounds read leading to a partial denial of service when processing a malformed ELF file. The CUDA toolkit is a core dependency/tooling used to build and run AI models and pipelines, which places this vulnerability squarely in the software supply chain for general-purpose AI systems. The issue is reported as a CVE with a defined vulnerability behavior (DoS). The report provides explicit signals (CVE entry, description, CVSS, references).
References
Affected or Relevant Artifacts
- Developer: NVIDIA
- Deployer: NVIDIA
- Artifact Details:
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| System | CUDA Toolkit |
Impact
AVID Taxonomy Categorization
- Risk domains: Security
- SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
- Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment
CVSS
| Version | 3.1 |
| Vector String | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Base Score | 3.3 |
| Base Severity | 🟢 Low |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity | 🟢 Low |
| Privileges Required | NONE |
| User Interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | NONE |
| Integrity Impact | NONE |
| Availability Impact | 🟢 Low |
CWE
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read |
Other information
- Report Type: Advisory
- Credits:
- Date Reported: 2025-02-25
- Version: 0.3.3
- AVID Entry