CVE-2020-5966

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-5966
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-06-25 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-30 18:53:00 UTC
DescriptionNVIDIA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Nvidia Geforce - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Geforce - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Geforce Firmware All All All All
Operating System Nvidia Geforce Firmware All All All All
Application Nvidia Gpu Display Driver All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Nvs - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Nvs Firmware All All All All
Operating System Nvidia Nvs Firmware All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Quadro - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Quadro Firmware All All All All
Operating System Nvidia Quadro Firmware All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Tesla - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Tesla - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Tesla Firmware All All All All
Operating System Nvidia Tesla Firmware All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver - June 2020 | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com Vendor Advisory
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