Vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software
CVE-2020-5987
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which guest-supplied parameters remain writable by the guest after the plugin has validated them, which may lead to the guest being able to pass invalid parameters to plugin handlers, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.9% 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-2020-5987?
- CVE-2020-5987 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA Vgpu Software, classified under Incomplete Cleanup. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5987?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.