Out-of-bounds read in SHIELD TV - CVE‑2018‑6246

 

Out-of-bounds read in SHIELD TV - CVE‑2018‑6246

Published: November 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15734
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE‑2018‑6246
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
SHIELD TV

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a boundary error in the Tegra kernel driver. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read in the TrustZone (TZ) with system execution privileges and gain access to arbitrary data.

How to mitigate CVE‑2018‑6246

Update to version 7.1.

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