VDB-107947 · CVE-2017-6273 · GCVE-0-2017-6273

NVIDIA ADSP Loader memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA ADSP. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Loader. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-6273. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NVIDIA ADSP (version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NVIDIA ADSP Firmware contains a vulnerability in the ADSP Loader component where there is the potential to write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 10/17/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at nvidia.custhelp.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6273 since 02/23/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

ADSP

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/23/2017 🔍
10/17/2017 +236 days 🔍
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10/18/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/25/2019 +768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Advisory: nvidia.custhelp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6273 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6273
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107947
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2017 09:06
Updated: 11/25/2019 16:50
Changes: 10/18/2017 09:06 (56), 11/25/2019 16:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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