CVE-2016-8816: Out-of-bounds Read

First published: Fri Dec 16 2016(Updated: )

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 index to an array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

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