CVE-2021-1077
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 21, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNVIDIA GPU Display Driver
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 450.119.03, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 452.96, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 460.73.01, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 462.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5172Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-404
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