#VU24484 NULL pointer dereference in ATIDXX64.DLL


Published: 2020-01-22

Vulnerability identifier: #VU24484

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5124

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ATIDXX64.DLL
Hardware solutions / Drivers

Vendor: AMD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in shader functionality constant buffer. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted pixel shader and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

This vulnerability affects the following product:

AMD ATIDXX64.DLL (26.20.13001.50005) running on Radeon RX 550 / 550 Series VMware Workstation 15 (15.1.0 build-13591040) with Windows 10 x64 as guestVM

Mitigation
Vendor recommends to update on version 15.5.1 with 20.1.1 AMD drivers.

Vulnerable software versions

ATIDXX64.DLL: 26.20.13001.50005


External links
http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0913


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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