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CVE-2017-6257

N/A
Published: July 28, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGPU Driver· also runs on 4 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

GPU Driver· NVIDIA
95%
All versions
freebsd-freebsd (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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