CVE-2016-8812 json
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA GeForce Experience R340 before GFE 2.11.4.125 and R375 before GFE 3.1.0.52 contain…
published 2016-11-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-9637
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA GeForce Experience R340 before GFE 2.11.4.125 and R375 before GFE 3.1.0.52 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvstreamkms.sys) allowing a user to cause a stack buffer overflow with specially crafted executable paths, leading to a denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-40660)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40660 NVIDIA Driver - NvStreamKms 'PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutineEx Local Stack Buffer Overflow Callback / Local Privilege Escalation local, 2016-10-31
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
-
nvidia.custhelp.com
/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
patch, vendor-advisory
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/40660/
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/93986
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-8812
- NVD CVE-2016-8812
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