CVE-2020-5963 (GCVE-0-2020-5963)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-25 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
VLAI
Summary
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the Inter Process Communication APIs, in which improper access control may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • code execution or denial of service or escalation of privileges
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4404-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4404-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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