Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-8807
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x10000e9 where a value is passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the size input to memcpy() causing a stack buffer overflow, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-8807
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-8807
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 30 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-8807
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-8807
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-8807
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA GeForce Experience | NVIDIAPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
NVidia Windows GPU Display Driver Contains Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Kernel Mode Layer - USThird Party Advisory
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40668/
NVIDIA Driver - Stack Buffer Overflow in Escape 0x10000e9Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94002
NVIDIA GPU Driver CVE-2016-8807 Local Stack Buffer Overflow VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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