PT-2020-18856 · Microsoft+1 · Directx 11+1

Published 2020-06-25 · Updated 2020-07-13 · CVE-2020-5965

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions

Description The issue is related to a vulnerability in the DirectX 11 user mode driver, specifically in the nvwgf2um/x.dll component. It can be triggered by a specially crafted shader, leading to an out of bounds access and resulting in a denial of service.

Recommendations For all versions, consider disabling the use of the DirectX 11 user mode driver (nvwgf2um/x.dll) as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the vulnerable driver to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5965

Affected Products

Directx 11

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5965 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5965 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/4639 · Telegram Post