7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-6278
NVIDIA Tegra Out-of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability
Description

NVIDIA Tegra kernel contains a vulnerability in the CORE DVFS Thermal driver where there is the potential to read or write a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2018, 4:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6278 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 jetson_tx1_firmware
2 Nvidia jetson_tk1_firmware
3 Nvidia tegra_k1_firmware
4 Nvidia jetson_tx1
5 Nvidia jetson_tk1
6 Nvidia tegra_k1
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-2017-6278.

URL Resource
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635 Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635 Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787

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 table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6278 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/4635
    Added Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-119
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635 No Types Assigned http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 24.2.2 OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 28.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tx1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:jetson_tk1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 21.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:jetson_tk1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:tegra_k1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 21.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tegra_k1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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