PT-2016-7580 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Oliver Chang · Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2019-03-07 · CVE-2016-8811

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver versions prior to 342.00 for R340 and prior to 375.63 for R375

Description The issue is related to a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000170, where the size of an input buffer is not validated. This can lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Recommendations For NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver versions prior to 342.00 for R340, update to version 342.00 or later. For NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver versions prior to 375.63 for R375, update to version 375.63 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8811

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40662 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8811 · Vendor Advisory
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8811 · Security Note
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93988 · Note