CVE-2018-6251

Published: Apr 2, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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 DirectX 10 Usermode driver, where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause writing to unallocated memory, leading to denial of service or potential code execution.

Affected (1)

Products: Nvidia: Gpu Driver

Nvidia

1 product

Gpu Driver

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nvidia Gpu Driver	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (4)

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514

Source: psirt@nvidia.com

Third Party Advisory

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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