CVE-2017-6283 Information disclosure in SHIELD TV
An attacker can access sensitive information due to cleared keyslot permissions during a chip reset in NVIDIA SHIELD TV 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-2017-6283?
CVE-2017-6283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Security Engine contains a vulnerability in the RSA function where the keyslot read/write lock permissions are cleared on a chip reset which may lead to information disclosure. This issue is rated as high.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6283?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Nvidia Shield Tv Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qhvw-9rr9-5p73.