Input validation error in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - CVE-2019-5686
Published: August 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19992
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5686
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) for DxgkDdiEscape when the software uses an API function or data structure with no guarantee, that properties are valid. A local authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service attack on the target system.
Affected software
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5686
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.