NULL Pointer Dereference in NVIDIA HD Audio Driver Causes DoS

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: NVIDIA Corporation

Description

NVIDIA HD Audio Driver for Windows contains a vulnerability where an attacker could exploit a NULL pointer dereference issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to a denial of service.

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Published

2026-01-28

Last Modified

2026-01-28

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-33237

EUVD

EUVD-2025-206468

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
nvidia	hd_audio_driver	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-476	The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA HD Audio Driver for Windows and involves a NULL pointer dereference issue. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause the driver to malfunction.

Impact Analysis

A successful exploit of this vulnerability could lead to a denial of service, meaning the affected system or service could become unavailable or crash.

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