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title: "CVE-2017-0336\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-0336

Publication date 8 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0336?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An information disclosure vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver could
enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its
permission levels. This issue is rated as High because it could be used to
access sensitive data without explicit user permission. Product: Android.
Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-33042679. References: N-CVE-2017-0336.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| android | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 17.10 artful | Not in release |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0336)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0336)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-0336)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0336)

### Other references

* <https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0336>