What is the severity of CVE-2016-7391?

CVE-2016-7391 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to kernel memory.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7391?

To fix CVE-2016-7391, update your NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to versions 342.00 or later, or to versions 375.63 or later.

Which products are affected by CVE-2016-7391?

CVE-2016-7391 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products running vulnerable versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.

Can CVE-2016-7391 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2016-7391 primarily requires local access to exploit, limiting the risk of remote exploitation.

What is the impact of CVE-2016-7391?

The impact of CVE-2016-7391 can lead to system crashes or arbitrary code execution due to unchecked memory access in the driver.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-7391

high

7.8

CWE

264 119

8/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-7391: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Nov 08 2016(Updated: 8 months ago)

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 0x100010b where a missing array bounds check can allow a user to write to kernel memory, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
NVIDIA GPU kernel driver	>=340<342.00
NVIDIA GPU kernel driver	>=375<375.63
Microsoft Windows Operating System

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7391?
CVE-2016-7391 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow unauthorized access to kernel memory.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7391?
To fix CVE-2016-7391, update your NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to versions 342.00 or later, or to versions 375.63 or later.
Which products are affected by CVE-2016-7391?
CVE-2016-7391 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products running vulnerable versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.
Can CVE-2016-7391 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2016-7391 primarily requires local access to exploit, limiting the risk of remote exploitation.
What is the impact of CVE-2016-7391?
The impact of CVE-2016-7391 can lead to system crashes or arbitrary code execution due to unchecked memory access in the driver.

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