CVE-2021-1078 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver (nvlddmkm.sys) where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to system crash.

Published: 2021-04-21

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

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Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver::::::windows::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-6545	NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver (nvlddmkm.sys) where a NULL pointer dereference may lead to system crash.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

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References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172

History

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Subscriptions

Nvidia Gpu Display Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2021-04-21T22:30:38.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T15:55:18.520Z

Reserved: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1078

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-21T23:15:07.767

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:43:33.233

Link: CVE-2021-1078

Redhat

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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