CVE-2016-8822 Other in Windows GPU Display Driver
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhvj-23qg-xqx6.