Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2020 · Assigned by AMD
CVE-2020-12911
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in AMD Graphics Driver for Windows. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the D3DKMTCreateAllocation handler functionality of AMD ATIKMDAG.SYS (e.g. version 26.20.15029.27017). A specially crafted D3DKMTCreateAllocation API request can cause an out-of-bounds read and denial of service (BSOD). This vulnerability can be triggered from a non-privileged account.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | AMD Graphics Driver for Windows | Fixed in version 20.50 and later |
Weakness: CWE-125
References
- https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security x_refsource_MISC