CVE-2016-8806

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and R375 before 375.63 <342.00-375.63 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · textdoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0038

EPSS Percentile 59.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (2)

n/a/Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)

nvidia/gpu_driver 340 - 342.00

Published Nov 08, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026