CVE-2017-6257

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 8.8

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

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2017-6257

Assigner
psirt@nvidia.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

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

Last Modified Date
2017-08-08T16:19:54

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-476	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:-:::::::*	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:kernel:-:::::::*	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	0	OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:::::::*	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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
8.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
2

Impact Score
6

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-2017-6257
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6257

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:04:22				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:10:15	2017-07-28T19:29Z	2017-07-28T19:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 19:10:15		2017-08-08T16:19:54	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 19:10:15		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated