VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-5666

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-02-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) create context command DDI DxgkDdiCreateContext in which the product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index

Primary references