CVE-2016-7386 EXPLOIT
5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.4% (pctl 72)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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 0x70000D4 which may lead to leaking of kernel memory contents to user space through an uninitialized buffer.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 (MEDIUM, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.41% — more likely to be exploited than 72% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-11-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| nvidia | gpu driver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NVIDIA Driver - Escape Code Leaks Uninitialised ExAllocatePoolWithTag Memory to Userspace | 2016-10-31 |
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93982
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40656/
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93982
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40656/
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