CVE-2016-8809 Integer overflow in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
An attacker can cause denial of service or escalate privileges via improper input buffer validation in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver kernel mode layer.
- 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-2016-8809?
CVE-2016-8809 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 the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x70001b2 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8809?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8809 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-8809 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-8809 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-762w-c8mg-xh74.