CVE-2016-8820

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-12-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

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.

Affected products

Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: all versions

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95045
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95045

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