CVE-2016-8824

Publication date

2016-12-16 21:00:00

Family

nvidia

State

PUBLISHED

Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where improper access controls allow a regular user to write a part of the registry intended for privileged users only, leading to escalation of privileges.