CVE-2021-1051

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…

High · published January 8, 2021

CVSS v3.1
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00260 · 16.8th percentile
Published
2021-01-08T00:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 JAN 00:50Z
    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…
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