CVE-2017-6251 - NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a

CVE-2017-6251

Summary

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical system memory, which may lead to an escalation of privileges.

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.2 (as of 03-10-2019 - 00:03)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-862

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

cvss-vector via4

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

refmap via4

confirm

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525

Last major update

03-10-2019 - 00:03

Published

28-07-2017 - 19:29

Last modified

03-10-2019 - 00:03