Buffer overflow in AMD Radeon 550
CVE-2019-5049
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in AMD ATIDXX64.DLL driver, versions 25.20.15031.5004 and 25.20.15031.9002. A specially crafted pixel shader can cause an out-of-bounds memory write. An attacker can provide a specially crafted shader file to trigger this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered from VMware guest, affecting VMware host.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (80.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- AMD Radeon 550
- AMD Radeon 550 Firmware — versions 25.20.15031.5004, 25.20.15031.9002
- AMD Radeon Rx 550
- AMD Radeon Rx 550 Firmware — versions 25.20.15031.5004, 25.20.15031.9002
- AMD Radeon Rx 550x
- AMD Radeon Rx 550x Firmware — versions 25.20.15031.5004, 25.20.15031.9002
- AMD Ati — versions AMD ATIDXX64.DLL (25.20.15031.5004 / 25.20.15031.9002) running on Radeon RX 550 / 550 Series VMware Workstation 15 (15.0.4 build-12990004) with Windows 10 x64 as guestVM
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0818 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5049?
- CVE-2019-5049 is a critical-severity vulnerability in AMD Radeon 550, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-10-31.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5049?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5049 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.