CVE-2016-8806
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 0x5000027 where a pointer passed from an user to the driver is used without validation, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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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/93990
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.