NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver Kernel Mode Layer nvlddmkm.sys denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver (Hardware Driver Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function in the library nvlddmkm.sys of the component Kernel Mode Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The program does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) scheduler, in which the software does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests, which may lead to denial of service.

The weakness was presented 10/02/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-5982 since 01/07/2020. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 162250, 162251, 162252 and 162254 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/07/2020 🔍
10/02/2020 +269 days 🔍
10/03/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/16/2020 +44 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-5982 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2020 06:38 AM
Updated: 11/16/2020 11:21 AM
Changes: 10/03/2020 06:38 AM (37), 10/03/2020 06:43 AM (4), 11/15/2020 10:18 AM (4), 11/16/2020 11:17 AM (1), 11/16/2020 11:21 AM (14)
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