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CVE-2017-6253

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Published: Jul 28, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges

Affected (1)

Products: Nvidia: Gpu Driver
Nvidia
1 product
Gpu Driver
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gpu Driver
All versions
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (2)

Source: psirt@nvidia.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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