CVE-2016-7382

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Quadro, Nvs, Geforce, And Tesla (all Versions)
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2016

Summary

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.

Affected Version(s)

Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all ) Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla (all versions)

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94177
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4246
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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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