What is the severity of CVE-2016-8808?

CVE-2016-8808 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8808?

To fix CVE-2016-8808, update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to version 342.00 or later for R340 and version 375.63 or later for R375.

What systems are affected by CVE-2016-8808?

CVE-2016-8808 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products with specific versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.

Is CVE-2016-8808 exploitable?

Yes, CVE-2016-8808 is exploitable as it allows unvalidated user input to be processed by the driver.

What component of the system is impacted by CVE-2016-8808?

CVE-2016-8808 specifically impacts the kernel mode layer handler in the nvlddmkm.sys file.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8808

high

7.8

CWE

264

8/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8808

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 ID 0x70000d5 where a value passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, 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

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8808?
CVE-2016-8808 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8808?
To fix CVE-2016-8808, update the NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to version 342.00 or later for R340 and version 375.63 or later for R375.
What systems are affected by CVE-2016-8808?
CVE-2016-8808 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products with specific versions of the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.
Is CVE-2016-8808 exploitable?
Yes, CVE-2016-8808 is exploitable as it allows unvalidated user input to be processed by the driver.
What component of the system is impacted by CVE-2016-8808?
CVE-2016-8808 specifically impacts the kernel mode layer handler in the nvlddmkm.sys file.

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