CVE-2016-8809
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 0x70001b2 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, 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/93992
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40664/
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93992
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40664/
CWEs
CWE-20 CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.