CVE-2016-7386
Description
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 0x70000D4 which may lead to leaking of kernel memory contents to user space through an uninitialized buffer.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
NVIDIA Driver - Escape Code Leaks Uninitialised ExAllocatePoolWithTag Memory to Userspace
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia | gpu_driver | {"startIncluding":"340","endExcluding":"342.00"} | 342.00 |
| nvidia | gpu_driver | {"startIncluding":"375","endExcluding":"375.63"} | 375.63 |
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93982
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40656/
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93982
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40656/
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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