CVE-2016-6916

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6916
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-24 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 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

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-190 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA SHIELD Contains Multiple Vulnerabilities in nvhost_job.c | NVIDIA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nvidia.custhelp.com Vendor Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—December 2016  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Third Party Advisory
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Tegra Jetson L4T contains multiple vulnerabilities; updates for “BlueBorne” and “Dnsmasq”. | NVIDIA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nvidia.custhelp.com
Google Nexus NVIDIA Video Driver Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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