Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-8819 - Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Nvidia GPU Driver
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape where a handle to a kernel object may be returned to the user, leading to possible denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Vulnerable Configurations
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Application | 1 | |
OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
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 |
reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
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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