CVE-2020-5982
lowpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) scheduler, in which the software does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests, which may lead to denial of service.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–4.4
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50562cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5982cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075cnnvd
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-47663cnnvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075enisa_euvd
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5075Vendor Advisorynvd
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