CVE-2018-6251
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver, where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause writing to unallocated memory, leading to denial of service or potential code execution.
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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/4649cnnvd
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649enisa_euvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514enisa_euvd
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514Third Party Advisorynvd
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