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CVE-2017-6259
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an…
Medium6.1EPSS 0.99%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- nvidia
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 38% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
- Denial of Service
Affected products
Nvidia Corporation · NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
- affected All
References (1)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4525 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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