PT-2016-6193 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Graphics Drivers

Joseph Bialek · Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2016-12-15 · CVE-2016-4961

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer, leading to a denial of service vulnerability that results in a blue screen crash.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-4961

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Graphics Drivers

References · 5

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4961 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4961 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93251 · Note
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070 · Note