CVE-2019-5699: nvidia shield_experience

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5699 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in nvidia shield_experience. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-10-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0.1, NVIDIA Tegra bootloader contains a vulnerability where the software performs an incorrect bounds check, which may lead to buffer overflow resulting in escalation of privileges and code execution. escalation of privileges, and information disclosure, code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

• 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.