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CVE-2017-6257 (GCVE-0-2017-6257)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:50
VLAI
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Denial of Service, Escalation of Privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Nvidia Corporation NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Affected: All
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Date Public
2017-07-27 00:00
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