CVE-2018-6248

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-6248
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-02 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-05-11 17:16:00 UTC
DescriptionNVIDIA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125

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 Display Driver Security Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com Vendor Advisory
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