Vulnerability Details
The following sections summarize the vulnerabilities and lists their CVSS risk assessments.
CVE-2017-0341
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape, where user provided input can trigger an access to a pointer that has not been initialized, which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0342
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler, where incorrect calculation may cause an invalid address access, which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0343
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where users can trigger a race condition because of lack of synchronization in two functions, which may lead to a denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0344
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape, which may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0345
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape, where user-provided input used as an array size that is not correctly validated allows out-of-bound access in kernel memory and may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0346
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where the size of an input buffer is not validated, which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0347
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a value passed from a user to the driver is not correctly validated and used as the index to an array, which may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0348
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler, where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0349
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a pointer passed from a user to the driver that is not correctly validated before it is dereferenced for a write operation may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0350
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where a value passed from a user to the driver that is not correctly validated and used in an offset calculation may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0351
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler where a NULL pointer dereference caused by invalid user input may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.8 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0352
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the GPU firmware, where incorrect access control may allow CPU software to access sensitive GPU control registers, which may lead to an escalation of privileges.
CVSS Base Score: 8.2 CVSS Temporal Score: 7.4 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0353
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where improper locking on certain conditions may lead to a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5 CVSS Temporal Score: 5.9 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0354
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where a call to certain functions requiring lower IRQL can be made under raised IRQL, which may lead to a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6 CVSS Temporal Score: 5.1 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVE-2017-0355
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where it may access paged memory while holding a spin lock, which may lead to a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.6 CVSS Temporal Score: 5.1 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
NVIDIA’s risk assessment is based on an average of risk across a diverse set of installed systems and may not represent the true risk of your local installation. NVIDIA recommends consulting a security or IT professional to evaluate the risk of your specific configuration. NVIDIA doesn’t know of any exploits to these issues at this time.
Affected Products
| CVE | Product | Impacted Installed Component | OS |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-0341 CVE-2017-0342 CVE-2017-0343 CVE-2017-0344 CVE-2017-0345 CVE-2017-0346 CVE-2017-0347 CVE-2017-0348 CVE-2017-0349 CVE-2017-0353 CVE-2017-0354 CVE-2017-0355 | GeForce NVS Quadro Tesla GRID | Graphics Driver | Windows |
| CVE-2017-0350 CVE-2017-0351 CVE-2017-0352 | GeForce NVS Quadro Tesla GRID | Graphics Driver | Windows Linux FreeBSD Solaris |
Fixes
Download the fixes from the NVIDIA Driver Downloads page.
If you are an Enterprise Service customer using NVIDIA GRID, visit the NVIDIA Licensing Center to obtain NVIDIA GRID fixes.
Windows
370.12| Product | Product Series | OS | Driver Branch | 1st version that includes the fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce | All | Windows | R381 | 382.05 |
| Quadro, NVS | All | Windows | R381 | 382.05 |
| R375 | 377.35 | |||
| Tesla | All | Windows | R375 | 377.35 |
| GRID | GRID Series | Windows | R367 | GRID Software 4.3 370.12 |
Linux
| Product | Product Series | OS | Driver Branch | 1st version that includes the fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce | All | Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris | R381 | 381.22 |
| R375 | 375.66 | |||
| Quadro, NVS | All | Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris | R381 | 381.22 |
| R375 | 375.66 | |||
| Tesla | All | Linux | R375 | 375.66 |
| GRID | GRID Series, GRID vGPU | Linux, Citrix XenServer, and VMware vSphere | R367 | GRID Software 4.3 367.106 |
Mitigations
None.
Acknowledgements
None.
Revision History
| Revision | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | May 11, 2018 | Updated the link to the NVIDIA Licensing Center |
| 2.1 | September 25, 2017 | Added information about how to obtain fixes for NVIDIA GRID products |
| 2.0 | June 5, 2017 | Added information about affected NVIDIA GRID products |
| 1.0 | May 9, 2017 | Initial release |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I know what driver version I have installed?
- Launch Windows Device Manager.
- Select Display Adapters.
- Select the NVIDIA GPU node and right-click.
- Go to the Driver tab.
The driver version can be deciphered as shown in the following examples: 10.18.13.6472 is 364.72 and 10.18.13.472 is 304.72
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