PT-2016-7592 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Piotr Bania · Published 2016-12-16 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2016-8823

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 lack of validation of the size of an input buffer in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape. This can lead to a denial of service or possible 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-2016-8823

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 4

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8823 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94918 · Note
• http://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0217 · Note