CVE-2017-0355

MEDIUM

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service via DxgkDdiEscape Handler

Title source: llm

Description

All versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where it may access paged memory while holding a spinlock, leading to a denial of service.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98516

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 14.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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