Null pointer dereference in nVidia products - CVE-2017-0350
Published: May 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6772
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-2017-0350
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
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NVS
Tesla
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 handler due to improper validation of a value passed from a user to the driver. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted value that is used in an offset calculation, 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 handler due to improper validation of a value passed from a user to the driver. A local attacker can provide a specially crafted value that is used in an offset calculation, 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0350
Install update from vendor's website.