What is CVE-2016-6916?

CVE-2016-6916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Nexus 9, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-6916?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Google Nexus 9

CVE-2016-6916

Integer overflow in nvhost_job.c in the NVIDIA video driver for Android, Shield TV before OTA 3.3, Shield Table before OTA 4.4, and Shield Table TK1 before OTA 1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin:-nvidia-sh… (Vendor Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01 (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6916?: CVE-2016-6916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Nexus 9, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-6916?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.