CVE-2017-6255

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where an improper input parameter handling may lead to a denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-6255

Assigner
psirt@nvidia.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2017-07-28T19:29:00

Last Modified Date
2019-10-03T00:03:26

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-20	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver::::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
7.2

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6255
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6255

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 17:27:36				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:10:09	2017-07-28T19:29Z	2017-07-28T19:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 19:10:09		2019-10-03T00:03:26	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 19:10:09		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated