CVE-2018-6248

HIGH

Nvidia Gpu Driver - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.6%
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