Vulnerability CVE-2016-4960 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-4960 (CCN-117498)

Assigned:

2016-08-22

Published:

2016-08-22

Updated:

2016-12-15

Summary:

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 v3 Severity:

7.3 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.4 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

7.0 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

6.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-4960

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213

Source: CCN
Type: NVIDIA Security Bulletin 4213
Multiple vulnerabilities affect Quadro, NVS, and GeForce Windows based systems

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
93251

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nvidia-cve20164960-priv-esc(117498)

Source: CCN
Type: Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-9334
Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in NVidia Drivers that affect Quadro, NVS and GeForce Windows-based Systems

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:nvidia:geforce_experience:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_910m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_920m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_920mx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_930m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_930mx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_940m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_940mx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_945m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gt_710:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gt_730:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_1050:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_1060:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_1070:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_1080:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_950m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_960m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:geforce_gtx_965m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_310:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_315:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_510:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:nvs_810:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_k1200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_k420:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_k620:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m1000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m2000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m3000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m4000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m5000m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m500m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m5500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_m600m:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_p5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:quadro_p6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/h:nvidia:titan_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable