CVE-2016-5852

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-2016-5852 ID is for the NVTray Plugin unquoted service path.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory custhelp.com

Affected: n/a Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)

References

Link	Tags
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213	patch vendor advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5852?: CVE-2016-5852 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5852?: To fix CVE-2016-5852, 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-2016-5852 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5852 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-5852?: CVE-2016-5852 affects n/a Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions).

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