CVE-2016-4959
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.028 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (5)
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also known as (3)
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references (12)
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- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93256cnnvd
- http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/warning-this-post-contains-graphic-nvidia-content/cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070cnnvd
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93256enisa_euvd
- http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/warning-this-post-contains-graphic-nvidia-content/enisa_euvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070enisa_euvd
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