5.5med
CVE-2016-4961
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of s…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 31%
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs.
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 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.lenovo.com /us/en/product_security/ps500070 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93251 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4961
- NVD: CVE-2016-4961
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