CVE-2021-1053

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape or IOCTL in which improper validation of a user pointer may lead to denial of service.

Published: 2021-01-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-1053 is rated Low Risk (32.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-1053

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.39% +0.30%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.09% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-1053

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-1053

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-1053

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-1053 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers, nvidia-graphics-drivers-tesla-450), 7 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-1053
gentoo normal CVE-2021-1053: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-02), 1 atom(s) (x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2021-1053
suse medium CVE-2021-1053 severity moderate: SUSE including 5 source package names (libnvidia-container, libnvidia-container-devel, libnvidia-container-static, libnvidia-container-tools, libnvidia-container1), 5 product×package rows across 1 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0): Known Not Affected 5. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1053/
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-1053 medium priority: Ubuntu including 7 source packages (nvidia-graphics-drivers-390, nvidia-graphics-drivers-418-server, …), 42 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 14, released 12, ignored 7, needs-triage 5, not-affected 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1053

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-1053

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nvidia gpu_driver >= 390, < 392.63 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_driver >= 418, < 427.11 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_driver >= 450, < 452.77 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_driver >= 460, < 461.09 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_driver >= 390, < 390.141 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_driver >= 450, < 450.102.04 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nvidia gpu_driver >= 460, < 460.32.03 cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-1053

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