CVE-2016-4959

HIGH

NVIDIA GPU Driver >=340 <341.96 - Denial of Service via Remote Desktop Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, there is a Remote Desktop denial of service. A successful exploit of a vulnerable system will result in a kernel null pointer dereference, causing a blue screen crash.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93256
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0159
EPSS Percentile 81.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (2)
n/a/Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions) Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
nvidia/gpu_driver 340 - 341.96
Published Nov 08, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026