CVE-2017-6253

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Buffer Overflow in DxgkDdiEscape Handler

Title source: llm

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 0.0033

EPSS Percentile 25.3%

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