What is the severity of CVE-2016-2558?

CVE-2016-2558 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2558?

To fix CVE-2016-2558, update the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver to version 341.95 or later for R340 and version 354.74 or later for R352.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-2558?

CVE-2016-2558 affects local users on systems running vulnerable versions of the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver on Microsoft Windows.

What types of attacks can CVE-2016-2558 lead to?

CVE-2016-2558 can lead to attacks that result in information disclosure, denial of service, or privilege escalation.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-2558?

Currently, the most effective mitigation for CVE-2016-2558 is to keep your NVIDIA graphics drivers updated to a non-vulnerable version.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-2558

high

8.4

CWE

119

12/4/2016

5/8/2024

CVE-2016-2558: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Apr 12 2016(Updated: )

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows allows local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to an untrusted pointer, which trigger uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory access.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Driver R340	=431.61
Nvidia Gpu Driver R352	=353.82

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2558?
CVE-2016-2558 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2558?
To fix CVE-2016-2558, update the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver to version 341.95 or later for R340 and version 354.74 or later for R352.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-2558?
CVE-2016-2558 affects local users on systems running vulnerable versions of the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver on Microsoft Windows.
What types of attacks can CVE-2016-2558 lead to?
CVE-2016-2558 can lead to attacks that result in information disclosure, denial of service, or privilege escalation.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-2558?
Currently, the most effective mitigation for CVE-2016-2558 is to keep your NVIDIA graphics drivers updated to a non-vulnerable version.

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