CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2016-11-08
Last Modified Date: 2019-03-07