High severity · published Mar 6, 2018
CVE-2017-6296
NVIDIA TrustZone Software contains a TOCTOU issue in the DRM application which may lead to the denial of service or possible escalation of privileges
7.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NVIDIA TrustZone Software contains a TOCTOU issue in the DRM application which may lead to the denial of service or possible escalation of privileges. This issue is rated as moderate.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
ST
Shield TV Firmware · Nvidia
through 6.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6296
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6296
Vendor Advisory
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4631
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