CVE-2021-1051 HIGH

CVE-2021-1051

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Published January 8, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which a local user can get elevated privileges to modify display configuration data, which may result in denial of service of the display.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 8, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated