CVE-2018-6251

high

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver, where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause writing to unallocated memory, leading to denial of service or potential code execution.

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-04-02

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H