What is CVE-2017-6282?

CVE-2017-6282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Write-what-where Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-6282?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-6282

NVIDIA Tegra kernel driver contains a vulnerability in NVMAP where an attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location which may lead to an escalation of privileges. This issue is rated as high.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android
Nvidia Shield_tv
Nvidia Shield_tv_firmware
Nvidia Corporation Shield Tv — versions NA

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-123 — Write-what-where Condition

References

psirt@nvidia.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6282?: CVE-2017-6282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Write-what-where Condition. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-6282?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.