Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-5698 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Nvidia Virtual GPU Manager
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
HIGH Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which an input index value is incorrectly validated, which may lead to denial of service.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.