CVE-2018-6248
HIGHNVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Out-of-bounds Read in DxgkDdiEscape Handler
Title source: llmDescription
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Published
Apr 02, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026