What is CVE-2020-5968?

CVE-2020-5968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Vgpu Software, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-5968?

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

Buffer overflow in Nvidia Vgpu Software

CVE-2020-5968

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which the software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts operations within the boundaries of a resource that is accessed by using an index or pointer, such as…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (34.5th 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

Nvidia Vgpu Software — versions All
Nvidia Virtual_gpu_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5968?: CVE-2020-5968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Vgpu Software, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-5968?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.