High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-6251
CVE-2018-6251
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the DirectX 10 Usermode driver, where a specially crafted pixel shader can cause writing to unallocated memory, leading to denial of service or potential code execution.
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Affected products
2- Nvidia Corporation/GPU Display Driverv5Range: All
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4649nvdVendor Advisory
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0514nvdThird Party Advisory
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