CVE-2017-6269 is a high-severity vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (nvlddmkm.sys) affecting NVIDIA GPU drivers on Microsoft Windows. The flaw, rated 7.8 CVSSv3, stems from improper validation of a user-supplied pointer in the DxgkDdiEscape handler, allowing a local attacker to achieve denial of service or potentially escalate privileges with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE 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
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