CVE-2021-1096 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1096

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Published July 22, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability in the NVIDIA kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where dereferencing a NULL pointer may lead to a system crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated