Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2016-8811
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000170 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
EPSS: 0.016 (73.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Nvidia Gpu_driver
- N/a Quadro, Nvs, And Geforce (All Versions) — versions Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- psirt@nvidia.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8811?
- CVE-2016-8811 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8811?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.