CVE-2017-6271

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiCreateAllocation where untrusted user input is used as a divisor without validation while processing block linear information which may lead to a potential divide by zero and denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-369

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nvidia Corporation	GPU Display Driver	All

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Sep 22, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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