PT-2016-7585 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2016-12-16 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2016-8816

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape, where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an array. This can lead to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

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

Improper Validation of Array Index

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-129

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8816

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8816 · Security Note
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95051 · Note