CVE-2016-8805 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-8805 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 08/11/2016 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: nvidia | Vendor: n/a | Product: Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-8805 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 0x7000014 where a value passed from an 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Denial of Service
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).