What is CVE-2019-5685?

CVE-2019-5685 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-5685?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-5685

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in DirectX drivers, in which a specially crafted shader can cause an out of bounds access to a shader local temporary array, which may lead to denial of service or c…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.050 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Nvidia Gpu Display Driver — versions All
Nvidia Gpu_driver

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@nvidia.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5685?: CVE-2019-5685 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-5685?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.