PT-2016-7590 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2016-12-16 · Updated 2016-12-27 · CVE-2016-8821

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 improper access controls in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape, which may allow a user to access arbitrary physical memory. This could lead to an escalation of privileges.

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

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8821

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 3

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8821 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95025 · Note