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TI-2016-07247 Aliases CVE-2016-8805GHSA-83p5-3cx6-x68g

Access control flaw in Quadro, NVS, and GeForce

Priority LOW 37CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01535 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)—No fix listedCNA
  • Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) Vendor— Affected Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*340 to before 342.00; 375 to before 375.63VulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 340 to before 342.00; 375 to before 375.63 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8805
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83p5-3cx6-x68g

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-04030 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-04031 Out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04237 The host memory mapping path feature in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R346 before 346.87… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-05100 Unspecified vulnerability in NVIDIA graphics driver Release 331, 325, 319, 310, and 304… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2015-06538 nvSCPAPISvr.exe in the Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2013-00068 Buffer overflow in the NVIDIA GPU driver before 304.88, 310.x before 310.44, and 313.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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