7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-6917
NVIDIA Android Shield TV Shield Table TK1 Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2017, 1:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6917 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6917.

URL Resource
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6917 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in No Types Assigned https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-in Vendor Advisory
    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
    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.22803

percentile

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