CVE-2018-6250

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 8.8

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a NULL pointer dereference occurs which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-6250

Assigner
psirt@nvidia.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

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

Last Modified Date
2018-05-11T17:16:46

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-476	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.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-2018-6250
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6250

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 18:43:44				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 04:07:43	2018-04-02T16:29Z	2018-04-02T16:29:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-03 04:07:43		2018-05-11T17:16:46	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-03 04:07:43		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated