CVE-2017-6253

HIGH

Nvidia Gpu Driver - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated which may lead 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/4525

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.5%
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-120
Status published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Published Jul 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026