#VU11795 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6251
Published: April 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11795
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-2018-6251
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver due to writing to unallocated memory. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted pixel shader, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver due to writing to unallocated memory. A local attacker can submit a specially crafted pixel shader, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.