NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Vulnerability: Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation

CVE-2016-8819 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a handle to a kernel object may be returned to the user, leading to possible denial of service or escalation of privileges.

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