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CVE-2021-1053 (GCVE-0-2021-1053)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-01-08 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 15:55
VLAI
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which improper validation of a user pointer may lead to denial of service.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • denial of service
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
NVIDIA NVIDIA GPU Display Driver Affected: All
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