Risk | High |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-5685 |
CWE-ID | CWE-787 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | nVidia |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU19990
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5685
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the "NVWGF2UMX_CFG.DLL" driver in "DCL_INDEXABLETEMP" function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted shader file, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system or perform a denial of service attack.
This vulnerability can be triggered from VMware guest, affecting VMware host.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsNVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver: All versions
External linkshttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4841
http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0812
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.