Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-8817
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 11.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
Products affected by CVE-2016-8817
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cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-