CVE-2017-0310 Privilege escalation in GPU Display Driver
An unprivileged user can exploit improper access controls in the NVIDIA GPU driver kernel mode layer to cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-0310?
CVE-2017-0310 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper access controls allowing unprivileged user to cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0310?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0310?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-0310 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0310 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0310, GHSA-c3xh-rcgh-wg6r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0310.