CVE-2016-4960

high

Description

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.

References

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-11-08

Updated: 2016-12-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High