CVE-2016-4961 json
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of s…
published 2016-11-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5935
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
nvidia.custhelp.com
/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
patch, vendor-advisory
- support.lenovo.com /us/en/product_security/ps500070
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/93251
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4961
- NVD CVE-2016-4961
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