CVE-2019-5685

Public Exploit

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (all versions) contains a vulnerability in DirectX drivers, in which a specially crafted shader can cause an out of bounds access to a shader local temporary array, which may lead to denial of service or code execution.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.77% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: NVIDIA GPU Display Driver
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4841 vendor advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0812 third party advisory exploit
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-28096 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5685?
CVE-2019-5685 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5685?
To fix CVE-2019-5685, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-5685 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-5685 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5685?
CVE-2019-5685 affects NVIDIA GPU Display Driver.
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