CVE-2017-0312 Denial of service in Windows GPU Display Driver
A vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver allows attackers to cause denial of service or escalate privileges via improper input validation in the kernel mode layer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0312?
CVE-2017-0312 is a high-severity denial of service 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 Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscapeID 0x100008b where user provided input is used as the limit for a loop may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-0312 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-0312 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-376c-xvw8-32v7.