#VU1127 Denial of service in nVidia products - CVE-2016-7381
Published: November 1, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1127
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7381
CWE-ID: CWE-129
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NVS
Quadro
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
NVS
Quadro
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause D0S condition or obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper array index check in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.
The weakness exists due to improper array index check in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service or privilege escalation.
Remediation
Update Quadro and NVS to 342.00, 375.63.
Update GeForce to 375.63.
Update GeForce to 375.63.