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CVE-2016-2557

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors, which trigger uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory access.

Published

2016-04-12T14:59:14.137

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver_r340	431.61	Yes
Application	nvidia	gpu_driver_r352	353.82	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	*	No

References

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4060 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4060 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/len_5551 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)