High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-8811
CVE-2016-8811
Description
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver R340 before 342.00 and R375 before 375.63 contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgDdiEscape ID 0x7000170 where the size of an input buffer is not validated, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Affected products
1Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93988nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40662/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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