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CVE-2019-5666

Published: Feb 27, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-129
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) create context command DDI DxgkDdiCreateContext in which the product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-129

Affected Products

NVIDIA GPU Graphics DriverNvidia Corporation
Mixed
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
gpu drivernvidiaHardware Firmware
nvidia corporationcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka nvidia
nvidiacommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka nvidia corporation

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772
nvidia.custhelp.com
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250
support.lenovo.com
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4797
nvidia.custhelp.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 27, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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