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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9645 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.107Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-8820

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-12-16T21:59:00.490

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-8820

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