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CVE-2016-8823

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% 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-119

Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges

Affected products

• Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: all versions

References

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94918
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0217/
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94918
• http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0217/

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