PT-2017-16954 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2017-07-28 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6251

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a missing permissions check in the kernel mode layer handler, which may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical system memory. This could potentially lead to an escalation of privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6251

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6251 · Security Note
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525 · Vendor Advisory