7.8

CVE-2016-8814: nvidia corporation quadro, nvs, geforce, grid and tesla NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 16-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8814 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in nvidia corporation quadro, nvs, geforce, grid and tesla. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where multiple pointers are used without checking for NULL, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nvidia1 product
Nvidia corporation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links