CVE-2020-5966

CVSS V2 Medium 4.6 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, in which a NULL pointer is dereferenced, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2020-5966
  • Assigner
  • psirt@nvidia.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2020-06-25T22:15:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-04-30T18:53:24
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-476 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR 390 392.61
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR 418 426.78
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR 440 443.18
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:gpu_display_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* 1 OR 450 451.48
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.6
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031 Vendor Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5966
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5966
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:13:36 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 18:45:10 2020-06-25T22:15Z 2020-06-25T22:15:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 18:45:10 2021-04-30T18:53:24 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 18:45:10 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated