PT-2020-18870 · Nvidia · Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

Published 2020-10-01 · Updated 2020-10-09 · CVE-2020-5980

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Description The issue concerns a vulnerability in multiple components where a securely loaded system DLL loads its dependencies in an insecure fashion. This may lead to code execution or denial of service. The vulnerability is related to DLL Hijacking.

Recommendations For all versions, consider restricting access to the vulnerable components until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the vulnerable system DLLs in insecure environments to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5980

Affected Products

Nvidia Windows Gpu Display Driver

References · 4

• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5980 · Security Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/1000 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/1851 · Telegram Post