FKIE_CVE-2020-5991

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-10-30 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:22
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, all versions prior to 11.1.1, contains a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library in which an out-of-bounds read or write operation may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
References
psirt@nvidia.comhttps://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5094Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5094Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nvidia cuda_toolkit *
microsoft windows -
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