CVE-2018-6253 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nvidia	Gpu Driver	-
Freebsd	Freebsd	-
Linux	Linux Kernel	-
Microsoft	Windows	-
Oracle	Solaris	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-835

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0522Third Party Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0522Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-6253?

CVE-2018-6253 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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.

How severe is CVE-2018-6253?

CVE-2018-6253 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-6253?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Nvidia Gpu Driver, Freebsd Freebsd, Linux Linux Kernel, Microsoft Windows, Oracle Solaris.