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CVE-2017-6270
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiCreateAllocation where untrusted…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.30%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- nvidia
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiCreateAllocation where untrusted user input is used as a divisor without validation during a calculation which may lead to a potential divide by zero and denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Denial of Service
- CWE-369 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-369 and its CVEs
Affected products
Nvidia Corporation · GPU Display Driver
- affected All
References (2)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 101002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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