Out-of-bounds Read in NVIDIA GPU Driver
CVE-2019-5677
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver software for Windows (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DeviceIoControl where the software reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer, which may lead to denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th 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
- Nvidia Gpu_driver
- Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5677?
- CVE-2019-5677 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA GPU Driver, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-05-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5677?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.