cve-2017-6256
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-07-28 19:00
Modified
2024-09-17 03:32
Severity ?
Summary
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape 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 denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
References
psirt@nvidia.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Nvidia Corporation NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver Version: All
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