CVE-2016-8825

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-8825

Assigner
psirt@nvidia.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-12-16T21:59:00

Last Modified Date
2016-12-22T23:22:40

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator
		AND
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	0	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
7.2

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
3.9

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94956	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8825
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8825

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:55:49				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:30:23	2016-12-16T21:59Z	2016-12-16T21:59:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:30:23		2016-12-22T23:22:40	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 12:30:24		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated