CVE-2016-2556

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Gpu Driver R340
Gpu Driver R352
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 April 2016

Summary

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4059
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https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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