For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers
Published Nov 8, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers.
Affected products
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- Version Quadro, NVS, GeForce (all versions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 30.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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