What is CVE-2021-1077?

CVE-2021-1077 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2021-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-1077?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver

CVE-2021-1077

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, R450 and R460 driver branch, contains a vulnerability where the software uses a reference count to manage a resource that is incorrectly updated, which may lead to denial of service.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Gpu_display_driver
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions R450 and R460 driver branch

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1077?: CVE-2021-1077 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2021-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-1077?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.