CVE-2016-8809

moderate-risk
Published 2016-11-08

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x70001b2 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Do I need to act?

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0.26% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
40664
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Nvidia

References (8)

Patch http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93992
Third Party Advisory https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40664/
Patch http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93992
Third Party Advisory https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40664/
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal