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 size input to memcpy(), causing a buffer overflow, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2016-12-16T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:02.201Z

Reserved: 2016-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8817

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-16T21:59:00.410

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:00:08.920

Link: CVE-2016-8817

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