CVE-2019-5691

HIGH

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver - Denial of Service via NULL Pointer Dereference in Kernel Mode Layer

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4907

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
nvidia/gpu_driver
Published Nov 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026