Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSummary
CVE-2025-23346 is a low-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Nvidia Cuda Toolkit. Its CVSS base score is 3.3 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-6 (Least Privilege) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-30968
Vulnerability Data
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit contains a vulnerability in cuobjdump, where an unprivileged user can cause a NULL pointer dereference. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a limited denial of service.
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Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Restricting execution of cuobjdump to only those users who require it directly blocks unprivileged users from triggering the NULL dereference.
Input validation on arguments or object files passed to cuobjdump can reject malformed data that leads to the NULL pointer dereference.
Memory protection mechanisms can detect or block invalid memory accesses such as the NULL dereference before a crash occurs.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.
Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.
Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.
Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.