High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-8817
CVE-2016-8817
Description
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Nvidia Corporation/Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Teslav5Range: All
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
2- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95059nvd
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