Stack Buffer Overflow in NVIDIA Display Driver for Quadro, NVS, and GeForce Products
CVE-2016-8807

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

The NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver for Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) that triggers a stack buffer overflow. This occurs when an unvalidated value is passed from a user to the driver, used as size input to memcpy(). The exploitation of this flaw could lead to denial of service or enable local users to escalate their privileges on the affected systems, allowing unauthorized actions and potential compromise of sensitive data.

Affected Version(s)

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

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40668/
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94002
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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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