CVE-2020-5959 (GCVE-0-2020-5959)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-03-12 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 08:47
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Summary
NVIDIA Virtual GPU Manager, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the vGPU plugin in which an input index value is incorrectly validated which may lead to denial of service.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • denial of service
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