CVE-2019-5665 Path traversal in NVIDIA GPU Graphics Driver
NVIDIA GPU driver fails to check hard links in stereo service, allowing attackers to execute code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5665?
CVE-2019-5665 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 27 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver contains a vulnerability in the 3D vision component in which the stereo service software, when opening a file, does not check for hard links. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5665?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5665?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5665 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-5665 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5665 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2cq-gp92-98c4.