CVE-2020-5987

Description

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which guest-supplied parameters remain writable by the guest after the plugin has validated them, which may lead to the guest being able to pass invalid parameters to plugin handlers, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.5), version 10.x (prior to 10.4) and version 11.0.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory custhelp.com
Affected: NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5987?
CVE-2020-5987 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-5987?
To fix CVE-2020-5987, 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-2020-5987 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-5987 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-5987?
CVE-2020-5987 affects NVIDIA NVIDIA vGPU Software.
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