What is the severity of CVE-2016-8811?

CVE-2016-8811 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8811?

To fix CVE-2016-8811, you should update your NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to version 342.00 or later, or 375.63 or later.

Which NVIDIA products are affected by CVE-2016-8811?

CVE-2016-8811 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products using specific versions of the Windows GPU Display Driver.

What components of the NVIDIA driver are impacted by CVE-2016-8811?

CVE-2016-8811 affects the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000170 in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.

Is CVE-2016-8811 specific to a particular version of Windows?

No, CVE-2016-8811 is not specific to a particular version of Windows, but rather affects the NVIDIA driver on Windows platforms.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-8811

high

7.8

CWE

264

8/11/2016

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-8811

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 0x7000170 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, 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-2016-8811?
CVE-2016-8811 is classified as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8811?
To fix CVE-2016-8811, you should update your NVIDIA GPU Display Driver to version 342.00 or later, or 375.63 or later.
Which NVIDIA products are affected by CVE-2016-8811?
CVE-2016-8811 affects NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products using specific versions of the Windows GPU Display Driver.
What components of the NVIDIA driver are impacted by CVE-2016-8811?
CVE-2016-8811 affects the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000170 in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver.
Is CVE-2016-8811 specific to a particular version of Windows?
No, CVE-2016-8811 is not specific to a particular version of Windows, but rather affects the NVIDIA driver on Windows platforms.

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