What is CVE-2016-8820?

CVE-2016-8820 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-8820?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2016-8820

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where a check on a function return value is missing, potentially allowing an uninitialized value to be used as the source of a strcpy() call, leading to denial of service or information disclosure.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation Quadro, Nvs, Geforce, Grid And Tesla — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8820?: CVE-2016-8820 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-8820?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.