CVE-2016-8820

medium

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95045

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-16

Updated: 2016-12-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium