What is CVE-2018-6249?

CVE-2018-6249 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-6249?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in FreeBSD

CVE-2018-6249

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Published 2018-04-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

FreeBSD
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA GPU Driver
NVIDIA Corporation GPU Display Driver — versions All
Oracle Solaris

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649 (Vendor Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/3662-1/ (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6249?: CVE-2018-6249 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-6249?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.