Medium severity · published Jul 28, 2017
CVE-2017-6259
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user…
6.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
Gpu Driver · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6259
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6259
Vendor Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525
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