What is the severity of CVE-2016-7381?

CVE-2016-7381 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to potential denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7381?

To fix CVE-2016-7381, update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to version 342.00 or later for R340 series and version 375.63 or later for R375 series.

What products are affected by CVE-2016-7381?

CVE-2016-7381 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products with specific versions of the Windows GPU Display Driver.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-7381?

CVE-2016-7381 is a kernel mode vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-7381?

The potential impacts of CVE-2016-7381 include system crashes and denial of service due to improper input handling.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-7381

high

7.8

CWE

264 119

8/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-7381: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Nov 08 2016(Updated: )

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 where a user input to index an array is not bounds checked, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Nvidia GPU Driver	>=340<342.00
Nvidia GPU Driver	>=375<375.63
Microsoft Windows

Remedy

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7381?
CVE-2016-7381 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to potential denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7381?
To fix CVE-2016-7381, update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to version 342.00 or later for R340 series and version 375.63 or later for R375 series.
What products are affected by CVE-2016-7381?
CVE-2016-7381 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products with specific versions of the Windows GPU Display Driver.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-7381?
CVE-2016-7381 is a kernel mode vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-7381?
The potential impacts of CVE-2016-7381 include system crashes and denial of service due to improper input handling.

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