#VU11796 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6250

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#VU11796 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6250

Published: April 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11796
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6250
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Software vendor:
nVidia

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape due to NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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