CVE-2016-3161 Privilege escalation in Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
Attackers can execute malicious code with system privileges via unquoted service paths in NVIDIA GeForce Experience components.
- 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-2016-3161?
CVE-2016-3161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions), published on 8 Nov 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, GFE GameStream and NVTray Plugin unquoted service path vulnerabilities are examples of the unquoted service path vulnerability in Windows. A successful exploit of a vulnerable service installation can enable malicious code to execute on the system at the system/user privilege level. The CVE-2016-3161 ID is for the GameStream unquoted service path.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3161?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-3161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
- CVE-2017-6250 Code injection in GeForce Experience
- CVE-2016-8812 Memory corruption in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
- CVE-2021-1073 Information disclosure in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
- CVE-2022-42291 Path traversal in GeForce Experience
- CVE-2021-23175 Missing authorization in NVIDIA GeForce Experience Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj7h-c8xj-83hq.