Out-of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability in NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit NVJPEG Library
CVE-2020-5991

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Nvidia
Status
Nvidia Cuda Toolkit
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 October 2020

Summary

The NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit includes a vulnerability in the NVJPEG library that allows for out-of-bounds read or write operations. Exploitation of this issue could potentially result in code execution, denial of service, or sensitive information disclosure.

Affected Version(s)

NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit All versions prior to 11.1.1

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5094
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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