CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8823
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-12-16
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
Affected configurations
• nvidia gpu driver
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94918 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0217/ www.talosintelligence.com
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94918 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0217/ www.talosintelligence.com