CVE-2016-6916

HIGH

NVIDIA Shield Tablet Firmware < 4.3.0 - Denial of Service via Integer Overflow in nvhost_job.c

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer 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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 17.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (4)
nvidia/shield_tablet_firmware < 4.3.0
nvidia/shield_tablet_tk1_firmware < 1.4.0
nvidia/shield_tv_firmware < 3.2
nvidia/video_driver
Published Apr 24, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026