Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-5966 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Nvidia GPU Display Driver

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
nvidia
CWE-476

Summary

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, in which a NULL pointer is dereferenced, leading to denial of service or potential escalation of privileges.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Nvidia
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)