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 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-2017-15338 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 possible escalation of privileges.
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Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Driver
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:30:51.429Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6277

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-22T17:29:00.460

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

Link: CVE-2017-6277

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