CVE-2017-6256

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 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 a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-6256

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:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
4.6

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
6.4

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-2017-6256
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6256

History

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