Denial of service in nVidia NVS

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU1128

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8812

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause D0S condition or obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the kernel mode layer (nvstreamkms.sys). By specially crafted executable paths a local attacker can trigger a stack buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.11.4.125, 3.1.0.52.

Vulnerable software versions

NVS: 340 - 375.63

Quadro: 340 - 375.63

GeForce driver for Windows: 375 - 375.63

GeForce Experience: 2.11.4.125 - 375

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.