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CVE-2020-5982

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 2, 2020 at 06:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorVirtual GPU ManagerNVIDIA GPU Display Driver

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075

CVSS

4.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-770

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