CVE-2016-6917
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nvidia | video_driver | - | |
| nvidia | shield_tablet_firmware | {"endIncluding":"4.3.0"} | |
| nvidia | shield_tablet | - | |
| nvidia | shield_tablet_tk1_firmware | {"endIncluding":"1.4.0"} | |
| nvidia | shield_tablet_tk1 | - | |
| nvidia | shield_tv_firmware | {"endIncluding":"3.2"} | |
| nvidia | shield_tv | - | |
References
- 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
- 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
CWEs
CWE-119
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