CVE-2019-5686 Denial of service in GPU Display Driver
A vulnerability in the NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver kernel mode layer allows attackers to cause a 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-2019-5686?
CVE-2019-5686 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape in which the software uses an API function or data structure in a way that relies on properties that are not always guaranteed to be valid, which may lead to denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5686?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Gpu Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-5686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nvidia Gpu Driver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x92g-685x-pgrp.