CVE-2021-1115CWE-476

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs, where an attacker with local…

Medium · published October 27, 2021

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.3
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 private IOCTLs, where an attacker with local unprivileged system access may cause a NULL pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service in a component beyond the vulnerable component.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00208 · 10.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2021-10-27T20:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 OCT 20:35Z
    NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for private IOCTLs, where an attacker with local…
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