All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape…

Published 9 y ago 2016-12-16 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

6.1

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.3%

percentile 23%

Public exploits

none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	6.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H`
NVD	2.0	5.6	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C`

Affected products

Nvidia Corporation Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

nvidia.custhelp.com /app/answers/detail/a_id/4257 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/95045 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2016-8820
NVD: CVE-2016-8820

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