Infinite loop in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6253
Published: April 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11793
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6253
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers due to infinite loop. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted pixel shader and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers due to infinite loop. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted pixel shader and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6253
Install update from vendor's website.