Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver is vulnerable to several security vulnerabilities.

Security Bulletin

Summary

The NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver is vulnerable to several security vulnerabilities as described by the following CVEs:

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-5677
DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DeviceIoControl. A local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161195 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-5676
DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver could allow a local authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by the loading of dynamic-linked libraries in an insecure manner. By placing a specially-crafted .DLL file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161196 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2019-5675
DESCRIPTION: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service, escalation of privileges, or information disclosure.
CVSS Base score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/161197 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows	412.29

Remediation/Fixes

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows (nvda_dd_video_441.22_windows_x86-64) (nvda_dd_video_441.22_win2016_x86-64)	441.22

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

24 Jun 2020: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Windows GPU Display driver is vulnerable to several security vulnerabilities.