What is CVE-2017-6259?

CVE-2017-6259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-6259?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-6259 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2017-6259

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where an incorrect detection and recovery from an invalid state produced by specific user actions may lead to denial of service.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Freebsd
Linux Kernel
Nvidia Gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation Gpu Display Driver — versions All
Oracle Solaris

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6259?: CVE-2017-6259 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-6259?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-6259 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.