NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver DxgkDdiEscape Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver DxgkDdiEscape Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CVE-2018-6248 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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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