PT-2017-16959 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2017-07-28 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

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. A value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and is used as an index to an array, which 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-2017-6256

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 2

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6256 · Security Note