CVE-2016-8806 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.6% (pctl 76)
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 0x5000027 where a pointer passed from an user to the driver is used without validation, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.63% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| 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 - Unchecked User-Provided Pointer in Escape 0x5000027 | 2016-10-31 |
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/
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