NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause infinite recursion leading to denial of service
Published Apr 2, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX and OpenGL Usermode drivers where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause infinite recursion leading to denial of service.
Affected products
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Nvidia Corporation | GPU Display Driver | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 87.85th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 87.71th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 95.19th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.69% (0.10686) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0522 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0522 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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