Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2016-7391

Q: Is CVE-2016-7391 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-7391 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7391?

CVE-2016-7391 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

Published2016-11-08
Fixed in375.63 · 342.00
WeaknessCWE-264

Am I affected?

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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 0x100010b where a missing array bounds check can allow a user to write to kernel memory, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-11-0820:59CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-7391?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-7391?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Nvidia gpu driverversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
375.x	≥ 375, < 375.63	375.63	NVD
342.0	≥ 340, < 342.00	342.00	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update Nvidia gpu driver to 375.63 · 342.00

Advisories and patches

nvidia.custhelp.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: EDB-40661
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.07.2read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-264read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.6 %2026-10-22
Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-11-08
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7391?

Is CVE-2016-7391 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-7391 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.6% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7391?

CVE-2016-7391 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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