CVE-2016-8820

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Nvidia CorporationQuadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and TeslaAllaffected

Weaknesses

  • Denial of Service

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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