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HIGH · 7.1

CVE-2020-5972

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be freed later, which may lead to tampering or denial of service. T...

Vulnerability Description

NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be freed later, which may lead to tampering or denial of service. This affects vGPU version 8.x (prior to 8.4), version 9.x (prior to 9.4) and version 10.x (prior to 10.3).

CVSS Score

7.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
NvidiaVirtual Gpu Manager>= 8.0, <= 8.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-763

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-5972?

CVE-2020-5972 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin, in which local pointer variables are not initialized and may be freed later, which may lead to tampering or denial of service. T...

How severe is CVE-2020-5972?

CVE-2020-5972 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-5972?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Nvidia Virtual Gpu Manager.