CVE-2018-6248

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 8.8

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-6248

Assigner
psirt@nvidia.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2018-04-02T16:29:00

Last Modified Date
2018-05-11T17:16:19

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-125	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.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: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/4649	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6248
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6248

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:43:44				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 04:07:36	2018-04-02T16:29Z	2018-04-02T16:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 04:07:36		2018-05-11T17:16:19	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 04:07:36		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated