CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-5966

7.8 HIGH Published 2020-06-25 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2020-06-25
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, in which a NULL pointer is dereferenced, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Affected configurations

• nvidia gpu display driver (>= 390 < 392.61) • nvidia gpu display driver (>= 418 < 426.78) • nvidia gpu display driver (>= 440 < 443.18) • nvidia gpu display driver (>= 450 < 451.48)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference weakness

References