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CVE-2016-8825
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape…
High7.8EPSS 0.37%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- nvidia
Description
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Denial of Service
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
Nvidia Corporation · Windows GPU Display Driver
- affected All
References (2)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 94956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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