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CVE-2018-6248

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-04-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

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.

Affected products

• Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: all versions

References

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

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