PT-2016-7586 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2016-12-16 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2016-8817

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 size input to memcpy(), causing a buffer overflow. 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.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8817

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 3

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8817 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95059 · Note