CVE-2017-6254

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - DoS or Privilege Escalation via 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 a pointer passed from an user to the driver is used without validation 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 12.7%

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/NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver All

Published Jul 28, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026