7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-7387
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver graphics driver array index vulnerability
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 0x600000D where a value passed from a 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 8, 2016, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 7, 2019, 2:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-7387 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nvidia gpu_driver
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-7387.

URL Resource
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93985 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40659/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40659/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40659/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 No Types Assigned https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 341.98 *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 373.06 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 340 up to (excluding) 342.00 *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 375 up to (excluding) 375.63 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40659/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93985 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93985 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93985 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00, R367 before 369.59, and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x600000D where a value passed from a 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. 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 0x600000D where a value passed from a 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.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:341.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:373.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 No Types Assigned http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:341.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:373.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 No Types Assigned http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.00%

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0.47425

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