high
8.8
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-8812: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Nov 08 2016(Updated: )

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA GeForce Experience R340 before GFE 2.11.4.125 and R375 before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvstreamkms.sys) allowing a user to cause a stack buffer overflow with specially crafted executable paths, leading to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Credit: psirt@nvidia.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
NVIDIA GeForce Experience<=-
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
NVIDIA GeForce 920M
NVIDIA GeForce 920MX
NVIDIA GeForce 930M
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
NVIDIA GeForce 940M
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
NVIDIA GeForce 945M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M Firmware
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
NVIDIA NVS 310
NVIDIA NVS 315
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Nvidia Quadro K1200
NVIDIA Quadro K420
NVIDIA Quadro K620
Nvidia Quadro M1000M
NVIDIA Quadro M2000
NVIDIA Quadro M2000M
NVIDIA Quadro M3000M
NVIDIA Quadro M4000
NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
NVIDIA Quadro M5000
NVIDIA Quadro M5000M
NVIDIA Quadro M500M
NVIDIA Quadro M5500
NVIDIA Quadro M6000
NVIDIA Quadro M600M
NVIDIA Quadro P5000
NVIDIA Quadro P6000
NVIDIA Titan X

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-8812?

    CVE-2016-8812 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow stack buffer overflow causing a potential system compromise.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-8812?

    To fix CVE-2016-8812, you should update NVIDIA GeForce Experience to version GFE 2.11.4.125 or later, or GFE 3.1.0.52 or later.

  • What types of systems are affected by CVE-2016-8812?

    CVE-2016-8812 affects NVIDIA GeForce Experience R340 before version 2.11.4.125 and R375 before version 3.1.0.52.

  • Does CVE-2016-8812 affect all NVIDIA graphics cards?

    No, CVE-2016-8812 specifically impacts the NVIDIA GeForce Experience software rather than specific graphics card models.

  • What can happen if CVE-2016-8812 is exploited?

    If CVE-2016-8812 is exploited, it could lead to a stack buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

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