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CVE-2018-6251

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver, where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause writing to unallocated memory, leading to denial of service or potential code execution.

Published

2018-04-02T16:29:00.493

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:10:22.873

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)