CVE-2021-1115 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1115

Vendor Nvidia
Product NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Weakness CWE-476
Published October 27, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
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:C/C:N/I:N/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 private IOCTLs, where an attacker with local unprivileged system access may cause a NULL pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service in a component beyond the vulnerable component.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 27, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated