# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qhvw-9rr9-5p73

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6283?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6283 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6283 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6283/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6283/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6283
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6283
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6283

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