CVE-2016-8806
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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 0x5000027 where a pointer passed from an user to the driver is used without validation, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-40663NVIDIA Driver - Unchecked User-Provided Pointer in Escape 0x5000027functional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/cnnvd
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93990enisa_euvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40663/enisa_euvd
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