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ID:462 - Exploit for Denial of service in nVidia products - CVE-2016-8812
ID:462 - Exploit for Denial of service in nVidia products - CVE-2016-8812
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1128
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8812
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
NVS
Quadro
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
NVS
Quadro
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability 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.
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.
Remediation
Update to version 2.11.4.125, 3.1.0.52.