CVE-2021-1075

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where the program dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that is no longer valid, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges. Attacker does not have any control over the information and may conduct limited data modification.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_display_driver 418 - 427.33
Published Apr 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026