CVE-2017-6272

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler 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 a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - psirt@nvidia.com

Published

2017-09-22

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Gpu Driver (Nvidia)
• Gpu Display Driver (Nvidia Corporation)

References

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100997