CVE-2017-6284 Weak cryptography in SHIELD TV

What is CVE-2017-6284?

CVE-2017-6284 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 Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG) where the DRBG does not properly initialize and store or transmits sensitive data using a weakened encryption scheme that is unable to protect sensitive data which may lead to information disclosure.This issue is rated as moderate.

Weakness: CWE-326, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6284?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Android, Nvidia Shield Tv Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-6284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-89wc-rcqc-7g26.