Buffer overflow in NVIDIA Vgpu Software
CVE-2020-5983
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin and the host driver kernel module, in which the potential exists to write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the frame buffer memory allocated to guest operating systems, which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NVIDIA Vgpu Software — versions vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
- NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5983?
- CVE-2020-5983 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5983?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.