CVE-2016-4961

MEDIUM

NVIDIA GeForce Experience - Denial of Service via NVStreamKMS.sys API Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers.

References (3)

Core 3
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/93251

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
n/a/Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions) Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
nvidia/geforce_experience < -
Published Nov 08, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026