NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Quadro/NVS/GeForce null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Quadro/NVS/GeForce. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4959. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NVIDIA Graphics Driver on Quadro/NVS/GeForce (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce products, there is a Remote Desktop denial of service. A successful exploit of a vulnerable system will result in a kernel null pointer dereference, causing a blue screen crash.

The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2016 with Tripwire VERT (Website). The advisory is shared for download at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-4959 since 05/23/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93912 (NVIDIA Graphics Driver 340.x < 341.96 / 352.x < 354.99 / 361.x < 362.77 / 367.x < 368.39 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.

Upgrading 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 (93912) and SecurityFocus (BID 93256†). The entries VDB-93331, VDB-93333, VDB-93334 and VDB-93335 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93912
Nessus Name: NVIDIA Graphics Driver 340.x < 341.96 / 352.x < 354.99 / 361.x < 362.77 / 367.x < 368.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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05/23/2016 🔍
08/11/2016 +80 days 🔍
09/30/2016 +50 days 🔍
10/07/2016 +7 days 🔍
11/08/2016 +32 days 🔍
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05/27/2019 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Organization: Tripwire VERT
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4959 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4959
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93332
SecurityFocus: 93256 - Multiple NVIDIA Products CVE-2016-4959 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2016 08:03
Updated: 05/27/2019 17:03
Changes: 11/09/2016 08:03 (56), 05/27/2019 17:03 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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