CVE-2017-6272
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (2)
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references (5)
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- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544cnnvd
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100997enisa_euvd
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100997Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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