Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Driver
CVE-2016-2558

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2016-2558?

The NVIDIA GPU graphics driver presents a local privilege escalation vulnerability within its Kernel Mode Driver layer, specifically affecting versions R340 prior to 341.95 and R352 prior to 354.74 on Windows systems. This vulnerability could allow local users to exploit untrusted pointers leading to uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory access. Attackers may potentially access sensitive information, trigger system crashes, or escalate privileges, compromising system integrity and user data. For more details, refer to NVIDIA's official support and Lenovo's security advisory.

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4061
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https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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