Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-8816 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Nvidia GPU Driver
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape where a value passed from a user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 | |
| OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows |
| NASL id | NVIDIA_WIN_CVE_2016_8813.NASL |
| description | The version of the NVIDIA GPU display driver installed on the remote Windows host is 34x.x prior to 342.00, 367.x prior to 369.73, 367.x prior to 369.71 (GRID), or 375.x prior to 375.63. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities exist in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to a NULL pointer dereference flaw. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2016-8813, CVE-2016-8814) - Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities exist in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to improper validation of user-supplied input used for the index to an array. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2016-8815, CVE-2016-8815) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to improper validation of user-supplied input to the memcpy() function. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition or an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2016-8817) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2016-8818) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2016-8819) - A flaw exists in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape due to a failure to check a function return value. A local attacker can exploit this to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-8820) |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 95370 |
| published | 2016-11-28 |
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| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95370 |
| title | NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver 34x.x < 342.00 / 367.x < 369.73 / 367.x < 369.71 (GRID) / 375.x < 375.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities |
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