CVE-2016-7390 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce GPU Display Drivers for Windows (R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63). It stems from a lack of input validation in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) when handling DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000194, allowing a malicious user to provide an invalid index to an internal array. This flaw can lead to a denial of service or, more critically, potential escalation of privileges on the affected system. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, a proof-of-concept exploit (EDB-40658) exists, demonstrating its viability. Despite its high CVSS score of 7.8 and FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100, 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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