01 Record

CVE-2016-6915

Stack-based buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 38.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2017-04-24 20:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:43Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-08-23

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1820a4f7d54643a8f787593f7d57b0db9d1d6c6a94e5fb4791d60ea947ec9d95

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

googlenexus_9Not specified—

googlepixel_cNot specified—

nvidiashield_tabletNot specified—

nvidiashield_tablet_firmwareNot specified—

nvidiashield_tablet_tk1Not specified—

nvidiashield_tablet_tk1_firmwareNot specified—

nvidiashield_tvNot specified—

nvidiashield_tv_firmwareNot specified—

nvidiavideo_driverNot specified—

06 References

source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.securityfocus.com94667http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
nvidia.custhelp.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561x_refsource_CONFIRM
nvidia.custhelp.comhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-inx_refsource_CONFIRM