CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4960

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The NVIDIA NVStreamKMS.sys service in NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products improperly validates user-supplied data through its API entry points, leading to elevation of privilege.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update NVIDIA drivers to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, the NVIDIA NVStreamKMS.sys service component is improperly validating user-supplied data through its API entry points causing an elevation of privilege.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS