CVE-2016-8807

7.8 HIGH
Published: November 08, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

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 0x10000e9 where a value is passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the size input to memcpy() causing a stack buffer overflow, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
Source: psirt@nvidia.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94002
Source: psirt@nvidia.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
Source: psirt@nvidia.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40668/
Source: psirt@nvidia.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94002
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40668/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

nvidia microsoft