CVE-2016-2556

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Nvidia GPU Driver R340Nvidia GPU Driver R352
Timeline
PublishedApr 12
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.95 and R352 before 354.74 on Windows improperly allows access to restricted functionality, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-j359-7wpr-qq72: The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2016-2556: The Escape interface in the Kernel Mode Driver layer in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341↗2016-04-12
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CVE-2016-2556 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | The Escape interface in the Kernel | cvebase.io