CVE-2018-6250

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service via DxgkDdiEscape NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL pointer dereference occurs 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 12.7%
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-476
Status published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Published Apr 02, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026