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.
Published: 2016-12-16
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9642 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.
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Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Driver
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.201Z

Reserved: 2016-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8817

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-16T21:59:00.410

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-8817

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