CVE-2017-6268

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6268
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-22 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-28 15:10:00 UTC
DescriptionNVIDIA 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 possible escalation of privileges.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver - All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU contains multiple vulnerabilities in the kernel mode layer handler | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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