#VU10673 Information disclosure in SHIELD TV - CVE-2017-6283
Published: February 21, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10673
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-6283
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 the RSA function in NVIDIA Security Engine. A local attacker can clear the keyslot read/write lock permissions on a chip reset and gain read access to important data.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the RSA function in NVIDIA Security Engine. A local attacker can clear the keyslot read/write lock permissions on a chip reset and gain read access to important data.
Remediation
Update to version 6.3.