CVEvulnerability
CVE-2019-5694
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-11-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.4 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-427
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, R390 driver version, contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA Control Panel in which it incorrectly loads Windows system DLLs without validating the path or signature (also known as a binary planting or DLL preloading attack), which may lead to denial of service or information disclosure through code execution. The attacker requires local system access.
Affected configurations
• nvidia gpu driver
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element weakness
References
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://safebreach.com/Post/NVIDIA-GPU-Display-Drivers-for-Windows-and-GFE-Software-DLL-Preloading-and-Potential-Abuses-CVE-2019-5694-CVE-2019-5695 Exploit, Third Party Advisory