Denial of service in nVidia products - CVE-2016-8806
Published: November 1, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1110
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8806
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x5000027. By sending a specially crafted pointer, a local attacker can trigger denial of service or increase privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x5000027. By sending a specially crafted pointer, a local attacker can trigger denial of service or increase privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.
Affected software
Quadro
NVS
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVS
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8806
Update Quadro and NVS to 342.00, 375.63.
Update GeForce to 375.63.
Update GeForce to 375.63.