NVIDIA Graphics Driver up to 341/369.58/375.62 on Quadro/NVS/GeForce Kernel Mode Layer nvlddmkm.sys memcpy access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NVIDIA Graphics Driver up to 341/369.58/375.62 on Quadro/NVS/GeForce (Hardware Driver Software). Affected is the function memcpy
in the library nvlddmkm.sys of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on 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 0x10000e9 where a value is passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the size input to memcpy() causing a stack buffer overflow, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
The weakness was published 11/08/2016 by Oliver Chang with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8807 since 10/18/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The exploit is shared for download 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 (40668). Similar entries are available at 93337, 93338, 93339 and 93340.
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
CVSSv4
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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 🔍
11/08/2016 🔍
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-2016-8807 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 94002 - NVIDIA GPU Driver CVE-2016-8807 Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 11/09/2016 08:06Updated: 05/27/2019 20:32
Changes: 11/09/2016 08:06 (65), 05/27/2019 20:32 (18)
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