CVE-2017-6260 Denial of service in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
An incorrect string length calculation in the NVIDIA Windows GPU driver kernel mode layer allows attackers 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6260?
CVE-2017-6260 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 helper function where an incorrect calculation of string length may lead to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6260?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6260 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-2017-6260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rv2w-2p3h-4g8q.