PT-2016-7589 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2016-12-16 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2016-8820

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a missing check on a function return value in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape, potentially allowing an uninitialized value to be used as the source of a strcpy() call. This could lead to denial of service or information disclosure.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8820

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 3

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8820 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95045 · Note