Information disclosure in SHIELD TV - CVE-2017-6284
Published: February 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10674
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6284
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
SHIELD TV
SHIELD TV
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG) in NVIDIA Security Engine due to improper initialization and storing or transmitting sensitive data using a weakened encryption scheme. A local attacker can gain read access to important data.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG) in NVIDIA Security Engine due to improper initialization and storing or transmitting sensitive data using a weakened encryption scheme. A local attacker can gain read access to important data.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6284
Update to version 6.3.