CVE-2023-0188 (GCVE-0-2023-0188)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-01 04:45 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:38
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Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler, where an unprivileged user can cause improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer cause an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to denial of service.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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