CVE-2016-7382
HIGHDescription
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) handler where a missing permissions check may allow users to gain access to arbitrary physical memory, leading to an escalation of privileges.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-15379 | Critical | 9.8 | 86% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-16887 | Critical | 9.8 | 37% | - | - |
| CVE-2014-1632 | High | 8.1 | 10% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-17876 | High | 7.5 | 9.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2014-1631 | High | 7.5 | 9.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-7781 | High | 7.5 | 7.1% | - | - |
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