CVE - CVE-2016-8811

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-8811	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:93988 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93988 CONFIRM:http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 CONFIRM:https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 EXPLOIT-DB:40662 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40662/
Assigning CNA
Nvidia Corporation
Date Record Created
20161018	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161018)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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