CVE-2019-5669 Memory corruption in NVIDIA GPU Graphics Driver

High 7.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the NVIDIA Windows GPU driver kernel mode layer allows attackers 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-2019-5669?

CVE-2019-5669 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the software uses a sequential operation to read from or write to a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5669?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-5669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Nvidia Gpu Driver vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gr95-g7vq-h76h.

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