CVE-2017-6253 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Drivers (nvlddmkm.sys) and Microsoft Windows, stemming from a lack of input buffer validation in the DxgkDdiEscape handler. This flaw could lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8, it is a local attack with low complexity, requiring low privileges and no user interaction, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.