What is CVE-2019-5671?

CVE-2019-5671 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-5671?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5671

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the software does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, which may lead to denial of service.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5671?: CVE-2019-5671 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-5671?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.