CVE-2016-8821
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where improper access controls may allow a user to access arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where improper access controls may allow a user to access arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- nvidia/gpu driver
- Source
- psirt@nvidia.com
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95025Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95025Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.