CVE-2017-6272 is a vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver's kernel mode layer handler, affecting NVIDIA GPU drivers on Microsoft Windows. It stems from improper validation of a user-supplied value used as an array index, leading to potential denial of service or escalation of privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low attack complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 362.00CPE 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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