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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- NVIDIA GPU Driver
- Quadro, Nvs, And Geforce (All Versions) — versions Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40662/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93988 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 (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.