Vulnerability · Published Jun 25, 2020 · Assigned by nvidia

CVE-2020-5966

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in NVIDIA GPU Display Driver from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NVIDIA	NVIDIA GPU Display Driver	All

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031 x_refsource_CONFIRM