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Medium severity · published Oct 2, 2020
CVE-2020-5982
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) scheduler, in which the software does not properly limit the…
4.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) scheduler, in which the software does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests, which may lead to denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VG
Virtual Gpu Manager · Nvidia
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
VG
Virtual Gpu Manager
Nvidia
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5982
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5982
Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075
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