CVE-2016-8807

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver <342.00-375.63 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-8807. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a stack buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver (nvlddmkm.sys) due to lack of bounds checking in the escape handler for 0x10000e9. The memcpy operation uses a user-specified size, leading to a DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER crash.

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 0x10000e9 where a value is passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the size input to memcpy() causing a stack buffer overflow, 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/40668

The exploit demonstrates a stack buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver (nvlddmkm.sys) due to lack of bounds checking in the escape handler for 0x10000e9. The memcpy operation uses a user-specified size, leading to a DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: NVIDIA GPU driver (nvlddmkm.sys) version 372.54
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system to trigger the vulnerable escape handler
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

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 exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40668/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94002
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0165
EPSS Percentile 73.5%
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