7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-6915
NVIDIA Android/Shield TV/TK1 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based 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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6915 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nvidia shield_tablet_firmware
2 Nvidia shield_tablet_tk1_firmware
3 Nvidia shield_tv_firmware
4 Nvidia video_driver
5 Nvidia shield_tv
6 Nvidia shield_tablet
7 Nvidia shield_tablet_tk1
1 Google pixel_c
2 Google nexus_9
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6915 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6915 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6915 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in
    Added Reference http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667
    Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in No Types Assigned http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_firmware:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1_firmware:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tablet_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:shield_tv_firmware:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:shield_tv:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:video_driver:-:*:*:*:*:android:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:google:nexus_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:google:pixel_c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} -0.07%

score

0.19146

percentile