CVE-2019-7247

Name: CVE-2019-7247
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-05-18T16:15:11.36+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.05%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-7247 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in AODDriver2.sys in AMD OverDrive. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0x81112ee0 and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in AODDriver2.sys in AMD OverDrive. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction via IOCTL 0x81112ee0 and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

2.05%

78.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Amd	Overdrive	All versions

References

https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2019-0014/FEYE-2019-0014.mdThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2019-0014/FEYE-2019-0014.mdThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 18, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-7247?

How severe is CVE-2019-7247?

CVE-2019-7247 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7247?

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Source: NVD / NIST