Vulnerability in NVIDIA Shield TV Experience Leading to Potential Code Execution
CVE-2019-5679

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nvidia
Status
Shield Tv
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2019

What is CVE-2019-5679?

A vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA Shield TV Experience and NVIDIA Tegra bootloader where the Trusted OS image is inadequately authenticated. This flaw could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, facilitate denial of service attacks, or lead to unauthorized escalation of privileges, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Affected Version(s)

SHIELD TV SHIELD Experience prior to v8.0

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4804
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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