What is CVE-2020-12981?

CVE-2020-12981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-12981?

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

Buffer overflow in Amd Radeon Software

CVE-2020-12981

An insufficient input validation in the AMD Graphics Driver for Windows 10 may allow unprivileged users to unload the driver, potentially causing memory corruptions in high privileged processes, which can lead to escalation of privileges o…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Amd Radeon Software — versions Radeon Software, Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise
Amd Radeon_pro_software
Amd Radeon_software
Microsoft Windows_10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@amd.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12981?: CVE-2020-12981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amd Radeon Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-12981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.