CVE-2016-8820
MEDIUMNVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Info Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where a check on a function return value is missing, potentially allowing an uninitialized value to be used as the source of a strcpy() call, leading to denial of service or information disclosure.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-200
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation/Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla
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Timeline
Published
Dec 16, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026