CVE-2016-8812

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8812
StatePUBLISHED
Assignernvidia
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-08 20:59:25 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionFor the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA GeForce Experience R340 before GFE 2.11.4.125 and R375 before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvstreamkms.sys) allowing a user to cause a stack buffer overflow with specially crafted executable paths, leading to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003760000 probability, percentile 0.592340000 (date 2026-05-10)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Denial of Service

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 910m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 920m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 920mx - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 930m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 930mx - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 940m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 940mx - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce 945m - All All All
Application Nvidia Geforce Experience All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1050 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1060 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1070 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 1080 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 950m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 960m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gtx 965m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gt 710 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce Gt 730 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 310 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 315 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 510 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs 810 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro K1200 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro K420 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro K620 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M1000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M2000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M2000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M3000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M4000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M4000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M5000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M5000m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M500m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M5500 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M6000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro M600m - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro P5000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro P6000 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Titan X - 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
NVIDIA Driver - NvStreamKms 'PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutineEx Local Stack Buffer Overflow Callback / Local Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
NVIDIA GPU Driver CVE-2016-8812 Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.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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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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