CVE-2019-5684 Memory corruption in GPU Display Driver
A crafted shader in NVIDIA Windows GPU drivers causes out-of-bounds access, potentially allowing attackers to execute code or crash the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5684?
CVE-2019-5684 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Nvidia Gpu Driver, published on 6 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in DirectX drivers, in which a specially crafted shader can cause an out of bounds access of an input texture array, which may lead to denial of service or code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5684?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5684 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-2019-5684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xr5v-45r7-33pq.