cve-2021-1116
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-27 20:35
Modified
2024-08-03 15:55
Summary
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Show details on NVD website


{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T15:55:18.820Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver",
          "vendor": "NVIDIA",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "All GPU Driver versions"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 5.5,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-476",
              "description": "CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2021-10-27T20:35:14",
        "orgId": "9576f279-3576-44b5-a4af-b9a8644b2de6",
        "shortName": "nvidia"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "psirt@nvidia.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2021-1116",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "All GPU Driver versions"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "NVIDIA"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash."
            }
          ]
        },
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "baseScore": 5.5,
            "baseSeverity": "Medium",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "9576f279-3576-44b5-a4af-b9a8644b2de6",
    "assignerShortName": "nvidia",
    "cveId": "CVE-2021-1116",
    "datePublished": "2021-10-27T20:35:14",
    "dateReserved": "2020-11-12T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T15:55:18.820Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2021-1116\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"psirt@nvidia.com\",\"published\":\"2021-10-27T21:15:07.497\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T05:43:37.743\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys), where a NULL pointer dereference in the kernel, created within user mode code, may lead to a denial of service in the form of a system crash.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contiene una vulnerabilidad en la capa del modo kernel (nvlddmkm.sys), donde una desreferencia de puntero NULL en el kernel, creada dentro del c\u00f3digo del modo de usuario, puede conllevar a una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio en forma de bloqueo del sistema\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"psirt@nvidia.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":5.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.8,\"impactScore\":3.6},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":5.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.8,\"impactScore\":3.6}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P\",\"baseScore\":2.1,\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"LOW\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":2.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"psirt@nvidia.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-476\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-476\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"390\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"392.68\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"C5978F56-05D4-4292-86EA-12479B022DFE\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"460\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"463.15\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"96422D54-0F78-4683-8A67-B2DF7BAA4EF8\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"470\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"472.39\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"AA5F4D02-CC80-4CAE-A2C3-135A710AC22E\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"490\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"496.49\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"A263990D-8108-4494-8000-D183E3997C20\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230\",\"source\":\"psirt@nvidia.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5230\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.


Loading…

Loading…

Loading…

Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.