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.
Published: 2016-12-16
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9645 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.
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Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Driver
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.107Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-8820

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-16T21:59:00.490

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

Link: CVE-2016-8820

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