#VU11798 NULL pointer dereference in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2018-6249
Published: April 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11798
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-2018-6249
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in kernel mode layer handler due to NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain root privileges.
The weakness exists in kernel mode layer handler due to NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can cause the service to crash or gain root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.