CVE-2017-6257 (GCVE-0-2017-6257)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-07-28 19:00
Modified
2024-09-16 22:50
Severity ?
CWE
  • Denial of Service, Escalation of Privileges
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Nvidia Corporation NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Version: All
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