Input validation error in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2021-1117

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Input validation error in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2021-1117

Published: October 27, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57659
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1117
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in DxgkDdiEscape in nvlddmkm.sys kernel driver. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-1117

Install updates from vendor's website.

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