CVE-2016-7385

Public Exploit

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 0x700010d where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: n/a Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40657/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93981 vdb entry third party advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7385?
CVE-2016-7385 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7385?
To fix CVE-2016-7385, 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-2016-7385 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7385 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2016-7385?
CVE-2016-7385 affects n/a Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions).
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