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TI-2016-07258 Aliases CVE-2016-8816GHSA-xvc4-7g96-6592

Improper array index validation in NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla

Priority LOW 34CWE-129Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-129 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0037 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
NVIDIAQuadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and TeslaAll—No fix listedCNA
  • Quadro, NVS, GeForce, GRID and Tesla VendorNVIDIA Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNVIDIA
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NVIDIA
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8816
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvc4-7g96-6592

References

Patch 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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