NVIDIA Graphics Driver up to 341/369.58/375.62 on Quadro/NVS/GeForce Kernel Mode Layer nvlddmkm.sys DxgDdiEscape access control
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NVIDIA Graphics Driver up to 341/369.58/375.62 on Quadro/NVS/GeForce (Hardware Driver Software). This vulnerability affects the function DxgDdiEscape
in the library nvlddmkm.sys of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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 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.
The weakness was presented 11/08/2016 by Oliver Chang with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is available at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8805 since 10/18/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94576 (NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver 340.x / 341.x / 342.x < 342.00 / 375.x < 375.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370263 (NVIDIA Windows GPU Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).
Upgrading to version 342.00, 369.59 or 375.63 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94576) and Exploit-DB (40667). See 93337, 93338, 93339 and 93340 for similar entries.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 341
- 369.0
- 369.1
- 369.2
- 369.3
- 369.4
- 369.5
- 369.6
- 369.7
- 369.8
- 369.9
- 369.10
- 369.11
- 369.12
- 369.13
- 369.14
- 369.15
- 369.16
- 369.17
- 369.18
- 369.19
- 369.20
- 369.21
- 369.22
- 369.23
- 369.24
- 369.25
- 369.26
- 369.27
- 369.28
- 369.29
- 369.30
- 369.31
- 369.32
- 369.33
- 369.34
- 369.35
- 369.36
- 369.37
- 369.38
- 369.39
- 369.40
- 369.41
- 369.42
- 369.43
- 369.44
- 369.45
- 369.46
- 369.47
- 369.48
- 369.49
- 369.50
- 369.51
- 369.52
- 369.53
- 369.54
- 369.55
- 369.56
- 369.57
- 369.58
- 375.0
- 375.1
- 375.2
- 375.3
- 375.4
- 375.5
- 375.6
- 375.7
- 375.8
- 375.9
- 375.10
- 375.11
- 375.12
- 375.13
- 375.14
- 375.15
- 375.16
- 375.17
- 375.18
- 375.19
- 375.20
- 375.21
- 375.22
- 375.23
- 375.24
- 375.25
- 375.26
- 375.27
- 375.28
- 375.29
- 375.30
- 375.31
- 375.32
- 375.33
- 375.34
- 375.35
- 375.36
- 375.37
- 375.38
- 375.39
- 375.40
- 375.41
- 375.42
- 375.43
- 375.44
- 375.45
- 375.46
- 375.47
- 375.48
- 375.49
- 375.50
- 375.51
- 375.52
- 375.53
- 375.54
- 375.55
- 375.56
- 375.57
- 375.58
- 375.59
- 375.60
- 375.61
- 375.62
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 94576
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver 340.x / 341.x / 342.x < 342.00 / 375.x < 375.63 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Graphics Driver 342.00/369.59/375.63
Timeline
10/18/2016 🔍10/19/2016 🔍
10/28/2016 🔍
11/04/2016 🔍
11/08/2016 🔍
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11/09/2016 🔍
05/27/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: nvidia.comAdvisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Researcher: Oliver Chang
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8805 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94001 - NVIDIA GPU Display Driver CVE-2016-8805 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 11/09/2016 08:06Updated: 05/27/2019 20:25
Changes: 11/09/2016 08:06 (66), 05/27/2019 20:25 (18)
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