Is CVE-2017-6272 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-6272 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-6272?

CVE-2017-6272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-6272?

CVE-2017-6272 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6272?

Upgrade nvidia-graphics-drivers on debian 11 to 384.98-2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-6272

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler 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 a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

nvidia-graphics-driversDebian

Fixed in:384.98-2CVE-2017-6272

nvidia-384Ubuntu

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3461-1

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3461-1

nvidia-graphics-drivers-384Ubuntu

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3461-1

Fixed in:384.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3461-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.