CVE-2017-6253 Integer overflow in n/a
An attacker can cause denial of service or escalate privileges via improper input buffer validation in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver 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-2017-6253?
CVE-2017-6253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 28 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6253?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6253?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6253 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6253 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6253 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mwg-rc7q-hj2v.