CVE-2016-4961
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, and GeForce products, improper sanitization of parameters in the NVStreamKMS.sys API layer caused a denial of service vulnerability (blue screen crash) within the NVIDIA Windows graphics drivers.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.37%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 28
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-20
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4213
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93251
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500070
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