CVE-2017-6259 : NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer hand

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.

Published 2017-07-28 19:29:00

Updated 2017-08-08 16:13:17

Source NVIDIA Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2017-6259

Nvidia » Gpu Driver » Version: N/A
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Freebsd » Freebsd » Version: N/A
When used together with: Linux » Kernel » Version: N/A
When used together with: Oracle » Solaris » Version: N/A

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6259

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0.11%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 44 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-6259

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.1	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	8.6	6.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.6	4.0	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

References for CVE-2017-6259

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

Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU display driver contains multiple vulnerabilities in the kernel mode layer handler | NVIDIA
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