CVE-2017-0346

HIGH

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

Title source: llm

Description

All versions of the 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 (2)

Core 2

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4462

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98503

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-20

Status published

Products (2)

nvidia/gpu_driver

Nvidia Corporation/GPU Display Driver All versions

Published May 09, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026