CVE-2016-7383 Privilege escalation in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
A vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver kernel mode layer allows attackers to cause denial of service or escalate privileges.
- 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-2016-7383?
CVE-2016-7383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, 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, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in a memory mapping API in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7383?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7383?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-7383 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7383 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93jw-pc5m-chxq.