FKIE_CVE-2017-6256

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-07-28 19:29 - Updated: 2026-05-13 00:24
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
References
psirt@nvidia.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nvidia gpu_driver *
microsoft windows *
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