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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 index to an array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges

Published Dec 16, 2016

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 index to an array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-129

References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner nvidia
Published Dec 16, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 18, 2016
Link CVE-2016-8816
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2016-8816
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2016-8816