Null pointer dereference in nVidia products - CVE-2017-0348
Published: May 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6770
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0348
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 for DxgDdiEscape due to improper input validation. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted input, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause denial of service or potentially escalate privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full access to the system.
The weakness exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to improper input validation. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted input, trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause denial of service or potentially escalate privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in full access to the system.
Affected software
NVS
Quandro
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Tesla
Quandro
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Tesla
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0348
Install update from vendor's website.