CVE-2017-6260 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer helper function where an incorrect calculation of string length may lead to denial of service.

Published: 2017-07-28

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Nvidia Corporation

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15321	NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer helper function where an incorrect calculation of string length may lead to denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00278.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Nvidia Gpu Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2017-07-28T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T21:04:10.973Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6260

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-28T19:29:00.447

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:22:01.377

Link: CVE-2017-6260

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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