#VU10672 Use-after-free error in SHIELD TV - CVE-2017-6276
Published: February 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10672
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6276
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SHIELD TV
SHIELD TV
Software vendor:
nVidia
nVidia
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in LIBNVMMLITE_VIDEO.SO in NVIDIA OpenMax Component. A local attacker can use mediaserver, trigger use-after-free error, cause the service to crash or possibly gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in LIBNVMMLITE_VIDEO.SO in NVIDIA OpenMax Component. A local attacker can use mediaserver, trigger use-after-free error, cause the service to crash or possibly gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
Update to version 6.3.