Privilege escalation in SHIELD TV - CVE‑2017‑5715
Published: November 6, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15733
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE‑2017‑5715
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 Tegra kernel driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code within the Trusted Little Kernel (TLK) and gain access to arbitrary data.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Tegra kernel driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code within the Trusted Little Kernel (TLK) and gain access to arbitrary data.
How to mitigate CVE‑2017‑5715
Update to version 7.1.