CVE-2017-6284 — NVIDIA Security Engine contains a vulnerability in the Deterministic Random Bit

NVIDIA Security Engine contains a vulnerability in the Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG) where the DRBG does not properly initialize and store or transmits sensitive data using a weakened encryption scheme that is unable to protect sensitive data which may lead to informa

01What is this vulnerability?

NVIDIA Security Engine contains a vulnerability in the Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG) where the DRBG does not properly initialize and store or transmits sensitive data using a weakened encryption scheme that is unable to protect sensitive data which may lead to information disclosure.This issue is rated as moderate.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Nvidia Corporation	SHIELD TV	NA

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-03-06T16:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T22:40:51.732Z

09References

• nvidia.custhelp.com — http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4631
• nvidia.custhelp.com — https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787