CVE-2021-1078 (GCVE-0-2021-1078)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-21 22:30 – Updated: 2024-08-03 15:55
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Summary
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver (nvlddmkm.sys) where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to system crash.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • denial of service
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