CVE-2016-8806 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 f...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 1.6%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
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 0x5000027 where a pointer passed from an user to the driver is used without validation, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA gpu driver | >= 340, < 342.00 | 342.00 |
| NVIDIA gpu driver | >= 375, < 375.63 | 375.63 |
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com patch vendor-advisory
- 93990 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- support.lenovo.com third-party-advisory
- 40663 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry