Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2021 · Assigned by nvidia
CVE-2021-1068
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in SHIELD TV from NVIDIA. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NVIDIA SHIELD TV, all versions prior to 8.2.2, contains a vulnerability in the NVDEC component, in which an attacker can read from or write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service or escalation of privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5148 x_refsource_CONFIRM