CVE-2017-6273 Memory corruption in Jetson
A buffer overflow in NVIDIA ADSP Loader allows attackers to cause denial of service or escalate privileges on Jetson devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6273?
CVE-2017-6273 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Nvidia Corporation Jetson, published on 17 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA ADSP Firmware contains a vulnerability in the ADSP Loader component where there is the potential to write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Adsp Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-6273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3fh-cg9w-m6pr.