CVE-2016-8817 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-8817 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 16/12/2016 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: nvidia | Vendor: Nvidia Corporation | Product: Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-8817 Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation as the size input to memcpy(), causing a buffer overflow, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Denial of Service
Source: Nvidia Corporation

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).