CVE-2016-6917: nvidia shield_tablet_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6917 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in nvidia shield_tablet_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-04-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.