CVE-2016-8822 Other in Windows GPU Display Driver

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can cause denial of service or escalate privileges via improper input validation in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver kernel mode layer.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-8822?

CVE-2016-8822 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 16 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x600000E, 0x600000F, and 0x6000010 where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8822?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8822?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8822 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-8822 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8822 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mhvj-23qg-xqx6.

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