CVE-2017-0324

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service or Privilege Escalation via DxgkDdiEscape Buffer Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4398

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation/Windows GPU Display Driver All
Published Feb 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026