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CVE-2018-6253

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

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause infinite recursion leading to denial of service.

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
Linux Kernel
All versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions
Oracle
Solaris
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (6)

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

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