PT-2021-13474 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2021-04-21 · Updated 2021-05-03 · CVE-2021-1078

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel driver (nvlddmkm.sys) that may cause a system crash.

Recommendations For all versions, consider applying a patch or update from NVIDIA when available to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-1078

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1078 · Security Note
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1078 · Vendor Advisory