PT-2017-16957 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2017-07-28 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6254

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 vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a pointer passed from a user to the driver is used without validation. This may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

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

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6254

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6254 · Security Note
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525 · Vendor Advisory