CVE-2016-4959

Description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, there is a Remote Desktop denial of service. A successful exploit of a vulnerable system will result in a kernel null pointer dereference, causing a blue screen crash.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: n/a Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213 patch vendor advisory
http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/warning-this-post-contains-graphic-nvidia-content/ third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93256 third party advisory vdb entry
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4959?
CVE-2016-4959 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4959?
To fix CVE-2016-4959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4959 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4959 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-4959?
CVE-2016-4959 affects n/a Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions).
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