Denial of Service Vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience for Quadro, NVS, and GeForce Products
CVE-2016-8812

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2016-8812?

The vulnerability in NVIDIA GeForce Experience affects the kernel mode layer (nvstreamkms.sys) used in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products. By providing specially crafted executable paths, a malicious user could trigger a stack buffer overflow, potentially leading to a denial of service or heightening their privileges within the system. This could significantly compromise the security integrity of the affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93986
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40660/
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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