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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101001 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4544 (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.