CVE-2021-1115 Vulnerability Details

  /     /     /  

CVE-2021-1115 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/10/2021 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: nvidia | Vendor: NVIDIA | Product: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Status : PUBLISHED

---

CVE-2021-1115 Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs, where an attacker with local unprivileged system access may cause a NULL pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service in a component beyond the vulnerable component.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* NONE
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* NONE
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-476
CWE Name: CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Source: NVIDIA

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID:
CAPEC Description:


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).