Nvidia Windows Kernel Mode Driver Denial Of Service(CVE-2016-8823)

Summary An local denial of service vulnerability exists in the communication functionality of Nvidia Windows Kernel Mode Driver. A specially crafted message can cause a vulnerability resulting in a machine crash BSOD. An attacker can send a specific message to trigger this vulnerability. Tested...

CVE-2016-8823

CVE-2016-8823 affects the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (kernel mode nvlddmkm.sys) and arises from the DxgDdiEscape handler, where the input buffer size is not validated. The issue enables local access to cause a denial of service or possible privilege escalation. Public details describe a lo...

Design/Logic Flaw

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2016-8823. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2016-8823. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2016-8823 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to...