CVE-2019-5666

high

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.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4797

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4772

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-26250

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-02-27

Updated: 2019-05-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High