CVE-2016-4960 Privilege escalation in Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
An attacker can exploit improper input validation in the NVIDIA NVStreamKMS.sys service to elevate privileges on systems using affected NVIDIA GPU drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4960?
CVE-2016-4960 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, the NVIDIA NVStreamKMS.sys service component is improperly validating user-supplied data through its API entry points causing an elevation of privilege.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Geforce Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4960 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-gg38-rv87-v946.