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CVE-2016-5025

6.6 · MEDIUM

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVAPI support layer causes a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windo…

Published Nov 8, 2016CWE-20EPSS 0.39%

Overview

CVE-2016-5025 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 8, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVAPI support layer causes a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refnvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/93251Refsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070Refnvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/93251Refsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5025?

CVE-2016-5025 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 8, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2016-5025?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-5025?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-5025?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-5025 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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