What is CVE-2017-6271?

CVE-2017-6271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-6271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2017-6271

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiCreateAllocation where untrusted user input is used as a divisor without validation while processing block linear information which may lead to a potential divide by zero and denial of service.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation Gpu Display Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6271?: CVE-2017-6271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-6271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.