CVE-2016-8811

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8811
StatePUBLISHED
Assignernvidia
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-08 20:59:24 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFor 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 0x7000170 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | Denial of Service

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nvidia Gpu Driver All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Quadro NVS And GeForce All Versions affected Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Solutions len 10822 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.lenovo.com Third Party Advisory
NVIDIA GPU Driver CVE-2016-8811 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
NVIDIA Driver - No Bounds Checking in Escape 0x7000170 - Windows dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver and NVIDIA GeForce Experience | NVIDIA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nvidia.custhelp.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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