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CVE-2016-8820
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-16T21:59:00.490 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:55:03.680

Summary

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.

Affected products

nvidia — gpu_driver

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References

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