CVE-2016-8823 is a vulnerability in all versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, specifically within the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape. This flaw, categorized as CWE-119, stems from a lack of input buffer size validation, affecting Microsoft Windows and NVIDIA GPU drivers. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk of denial of service or potential escalation of privileges, requiring local access with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.