What is CVE-2018-6252?

CVE-2018-6252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-6252?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2018-6252

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the software allows an actor access to restricted functionality that is unnecessary to production usage, and which may result in denial of service.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th 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

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6252?: CVE-2018-6252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-6252?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.