CVE-2019-5681 Other in SHIELD TV
An attacker can override user data in the mount system service, potentially leading to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure on 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-2019-5681?
CVE-2019-5681 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA SHIELD TV, published on 6 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0, contains a vulnerability in the custom NVIDIA API used in the mount system service where user data could be overridden, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Shield Experience.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA SHIELD TV
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vhp-x374-3cqr.