CVE-2016-8820

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Quadro, Nvs, Geforce, Grid And Tesla
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 December 2016

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla All

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95045
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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