Windows Hard Link in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2019-5683
Published: August 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19991
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5683
CWE-ID: CWE-65
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause the software to operate on unauthorized files.
The vulnerability exists due to the usage of hard link in the user mode video driver trace logger component. A local authenticated attacker with the access to the system can create a hard link, the software does not check for hard link attacks.
This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.
Affected software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5683
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.