CVE-2016-6915
Stack-based buffer 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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- nvidia/shield tablet firmware · nvidia/shield tablet tk1 firmware · nvidia/shield tv firmware · nvidia/video driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-inVendor Advisory
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01Third Party Advisory
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4276/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-shield-contains-multiple-vulnerabilities-inVendor Advisory
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94667Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.