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CVE-2016-8805

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

• Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver: from 340 before 342.00; from 375 before 375.63 — fixed in 342.00, 375.63

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nvidia Corporation GPU Display Driver 342.00, 375.63. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94001
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40667/
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94001
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40667/

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