VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6271

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.33%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-09-22

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 while processing block linear information which may lead to a potential divide by zero and denial of service.

Weakness classification

CWE-369: Divide By Zero

Primary references

psirt@nvidia.com — Vendor Advisory
psirt@nvidia.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry