PT-2017-16975 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2017-09-22 · Updated 2017-09-28 · CVE-2017-6277

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 value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated. This unvalidated value is used as an index to an array, which may lead to denial of service or possible 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-2017-6277

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6277 · Security Note
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/101004 · Note