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CVE-2017-6257

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

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 6.0
Source: NVD

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference 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 · 4 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gpu Driver
All versions
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Freebsd
Freebsd
All versions
Linux
Kernel
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions
Oracle
Solaris
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (2)

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

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