Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler 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 a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Published: 2017-09-22
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15333 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler 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 a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3461-1 NVIDIA graphics drivers vulnerabilities
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Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Driver
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:20:28.151Z

Reserved: 2017-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6272

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-22T17:29:00.430

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6272

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