CVE-2017-0343

HIGH

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service or Privilege Escalation via Race Condition in Kernel Mode Layer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

All versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) where user can trigger a race condition due to lack of synchronization in two functions leading to a 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/4462

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (2)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation/GPU Display Driver All versions
Published May 09, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026