CVE-2021-1051

2021-01-0800:50:19

nvidia

www.cve.org

nvidia

windows

vulnerability

kernel mode

elevation of privileges

display configuration

denial of service

CVSS3

8.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

AI Score

8.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which a local user can get elevated privileges to modify display configuration data, which may result in denial of service of the display.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver",
    "vendor": "NVIDIA",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "All"
      }
    ]
  }
]