cve/2016/CVE-2016-8808.md

### [CVE-2016-8808](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8808)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Quadro%2C%20NVS%2C%20and%20GeForce%20(all%20versions)&color=blue)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Denial%20of%20Service&color=brighgreen)

### 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 0x70000d5 where a value passed from an user to the driver is used without validation as the index to an internal array, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4247
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40666/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.