CVE-2018-6249

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 2, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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