PT-2016-7581 · Nvidia · Nvidia Geforce Experience

Oliver Chang · Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2017-09-03 · CVE-2016-8812

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA GeForce Experience versions prior to 2.11.4.125 NVIDIA GeForce Experience versions prior to 3.1.0.52

Description The issue is related to a stack buffer overflow in the kernel mode layer, specifically in the nvstreamkms.sys module. This can be triggered by a user with specially crafted executable paths, potentially leading to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.11.4.125, update to version 2.11.4.125 or later. For versions prior to 3.1.0.52, update to version 3.1.0.52 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8812

Affected Products

Nvidia Geforce Experience

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40660 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8812 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8812 · Vendor Advisory
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93986 · Note