CVE-2019-5666 Integer overflow in NVIDIA GPU Graphics Driver
An attacker can exploit an unvalidated array index in the NVIDIA GPU driver to cause denial of service or escalate privileges.
- 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-2019-5666?
CVE-2019-5666 is a high-severity 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 kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) create context command DDI DxgkDdiCreateContext in which the product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5666?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5666?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2f4-f68h-74m4.