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CVE-2017-6268

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-09-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Windows. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2017-6268
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.38%
Windows

Original NVD Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

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