CVE-2016-6916

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6916
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-24 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-19 01:30:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Google Nexus 9 - All All All
Hardware Google Nexus 9 - All All All
Hardware Google Pixel C - All All All
Hardware Google Pixel C - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Shield Tablet - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Shield Tablet - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Shield Tablet Firmware All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Shield Tablet Tk1 - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Shield Tablet Tk1 - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Shield Tablet Tk1 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Nvidia Shield Tv - All All All
Hardware Nvidia Shield Tv - All All All
Operating System Nvidia Shield Tv Firmware All All All All
Application Nvidia Video Driver - All All All
Application Nvidia Video Driver - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Tegra Jetson L4T contains multiple vulnerabilities; updates for “BlueBorne” and “Dnsmasq”. | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com
Android Security Bulletin—December 2016  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Third Party Advisory
Google Nexus NVIDIA Video Driver Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA SHIELD Contains Multiple Vulnerabilities in nvhost_job.c | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com Vendor Advisory
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