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NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges

Published Apr 2, 2018

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner nvidia
Published Apr 2, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jan 25, 2018
Link CVE-2018-6248
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2018-6248
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2018-6248