Incorrect calculation in nVidia products - CVE-2017-0342

 

Incorrect calculation in nVidia products - CVE-2017-0342

Published: May 26, 2017 / Updated: May 26, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6764
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0342
CWE-ID: CWE-682
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Quandro
NVS
Tesla

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler due to incorrect calculation. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted input, trigger invalid address access and cause denial of service or potentially escalate privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full access to the system.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0342

Install update from vendor's website.

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