CVE-2016-2556 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges via improper access controls in the NVIDIA GPU kernel mode driver on Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2556?
CVE-2016-2556 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2556?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver R340, Nvidia Gpu Driver R352.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2556?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2556 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j359-7wpr-qq72.