CVE-2016-8820

MEDIUM

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95045

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation/Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla All
Published Dec 16, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026