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
Published Nov 8, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.60%
Description
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) Defaultn/a
- Version Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Quadro, NVS, and GeForce (all versions) | n/a |
|
- ≥ 340 · < 342.00
- ≥ 375 · < 375.63
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:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01605) | 74.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.60% (0.01605) | 72.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00433) | 60.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 29.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 79.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 77.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 56.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93988 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40662/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93988 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-10822 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40662/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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