Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-6260

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer helper function where an incorrect calculation of string length may lead to denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-6260: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6260?
CVE-2017-6260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-6260?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.