CVE-2016-6917 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the NVIDIA video driver's nvhost_job.c component, impacting specific NVIDIA Shield TV and Shield Tablet models. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows a local attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for significant system compromise warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:video_driver:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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