CVE-2016-6917 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Google	Nexus 9 Pixel C
Nvidia	Shield Tablet Shield Tablet Firmware Shield Tablet Tk1 Shield Tablet Tk1 Firmware Shield Tv Shield Tv Firmware Video Driver

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:video_driver:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:google:nexus_9:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:google:pixel_c:-:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-24T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.618Z

Reserved: 2016-08-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6917

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-24T19:59:00.457

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-6917

Redhat

No data.

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