CVE-2016-8810 describes a kernel mode vulnerability in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Drivers (R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63) affecting Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products. An unvalidated user-supplied value used as an array index in the nvlddmkm.sys handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x100009a can lead to denial of service or privilege escalation. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code (EDB-40665) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 340, < 342.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 375, < 375.63CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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