FKIE_CVE-2016-8822

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-12-16 21:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x600000E, 0x600000F, and 0x6000010 where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
References
psirt@nvidia.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278Patch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@nvidia.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nvidia gpu_driver -
microsoft windows -
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