CVE-2016-8806

NVIDIA Driver - Unchecked User-Provided Pointer in Escape 0x5000027

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

For 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 0x5000027 where a pointer passed from an user to the driver is used without validation, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Para los productos NVIDIA Quadro, NVS y GeForce, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 en versiones anteriores a 342.00 y R375 en versiones anteriores a 375.63 contiene una vulnerabilidad en el controlador de la capa de modo del kernel (nvlddmkm.sys) para DxgDdiEscape ID 0x5000027 donde un puntero pasado de un usuario al controlador es utilizado sin validación, conduciendo a una denegación de servicio o potencial escalada de privilegios.

The DxgkDdiEscape handler for 0x5000027 accepts a user provided pointer, but does no checks on it before using it.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-10-18 CVE Reserved
2016-10-29 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990	Third Party Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247	2019-03-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Gpu Driver Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Gpu Driver"	>= 340 < 342.00 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Gpu Driver" and version " >= 340 < 342.00"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	*	-	Safe
Nvidia Search vendor "Nvidia"	Gpu Driver Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Gpu Driver"	>= 375 < 375.63 Search vendor "Nvidia" for product "Gpu Driver" and version " >= 375 < 375.63"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	*	-	Safe