CVE-2021-34402: nvidia shield_experience Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-34402 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) Improper Access Control vulnerability in nvidia shield_experience. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-01-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVIDIA NVDEC, where a user with high privileges might be able to read from or write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service, Information disclosure, loss of Integrity, or possible escalation of privileges.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
20%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.29% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-284Improper Access ControlThe product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Nvidia2 products
- shield_experience< 9.0
- shield_tv_firmwareAll versions prior to SE 9.0
1 vendor · 2 products