CVE-2017-6256

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 28, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-6256: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix