VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-0349

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-05-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

All versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a pointer passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated before it is dereferenced for a write operation, may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references