CVE-2017-0312
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode...
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscapeID 0x100008b where user provided input is used as the limit for a loop may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscapeID 0x100008b where user provided input is used as the limit for a loop may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
- Record
CVE-2017-0312- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscapeID 0x100008b where user provided input is used as the limit for a loop may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
- Record
CVE-2017-0312- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0668 No score
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscapeID 0x100008b where user provided input is used as the limit for a loop may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
- Record
EUVD-2017-0668- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-376c-xvw8-32v7
7.8
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode...
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscapeID 0x100008b where user provided input is used as the limit for a loop may lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges
- Record
GHSA-376c-xvw8-32v7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | NVIDIA Driver 375.70 - DxgkDdiEscape 0x100008b Out-of-Bounds Read/Write | 2017-02-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0312 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Nvidia Corporation Windows Gpu Display Driver, published February 15, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.