Is CVE-2019-5688 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-5688 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-5688?

CVE-2019-5688 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-5688?

CVE-2019-5688 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5688?

Upgrade gpumodeswitch to 2019-11 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-5688

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NVIDIA NVFlash, NVUFlash Tool prior to v5.588.0 and GPUModeSwitch Tool prior to 2019-11, NVIDIA kernel mode driver (nvflash.sys, nvflsh32.sys, and nvflsh64.sys) contains a vulnerability in which authenticated users with administrative privileges can gain access to device memory and registers of other devices not managed by NVIDIA, which may lead to escalation of privileges, information disclosure, or denial of service.

How to fix

Remediation Available

gpumodeswitchNVD

Affected:< 2019-11Fixed in:2019-11CVE-2019-5688derived from NVD

nvflashNVD

Affected:< 5.588.0Fixed in:5.588.0CVE-2019-5688derived from NVD

nvuflashNVD

Affected:< 5.588.0Fixed in:5.588.0CVE-2019-5688derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nvidia.custhelp.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.