CVE-2019-5683 Path traversal in GPU Display Driver
An attacker with local access can exploit hard link handling in the NVIDIA GPU driver trace logger to execute code 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-2019-5683?
CVE-2019-5683 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 6 Aug 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 (all versions) contains a vulnerability in the user mode video driver trace logger component. When an attacker has access to the system and creates a hard link, the software does not check for hard link attacks. This behavior may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5683 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-2019-5683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7mvm-mjfh-j28w.