High severity · published Nov 8, 2016
CVE-2016-4960
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…
7.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
Geforce Experience · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4960
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4960
Patch
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251
support.lenovo.com
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070
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