5.5

CVE-2017-6266: nvidia corporation gpu display driver

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6266DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6266
Published 22-09-2017Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6266 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in nvidia corporation gpu display driver. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-3461-1

Timeline

  1. 22-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where improper access controls could allow unprivileged users to cause a denial of service.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-304All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-340All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-384< 384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian1 product
  • nvidia-graphics-drivers< 384.98-2
Nvidia1 product
Nvidia corporation1 product

4 vendors · 6 products

References

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