What is CVE-2019-5668?

CVE-2019-5668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-5668?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5668

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiSubmitCommandVirtual in which the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu_driver
Nvidia Corporation Gpu Graphics Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5668?: CVE-2019-5668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-5668?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.