CVE-2017-6293
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a...
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a vulnerability in Widevine TA where the software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer, which may lead to escalation of Privileges. This issue is rated as high. Android: A-69377364. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6293.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a vulnerability in Widevine TA where the software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer, which may lead to escalation of Privileges. This issue is rated as high. Android: A-69377364. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6293.
- Record
CVE-2017-6293- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a vulnerability in Widevine TA where the software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer, which may lead to escalation of Privileges. This issue is rated as high. Android: A-69377364. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6293.
- Record
CVE-2017-6293- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15354 No score
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a vulnerability in Widevine TA where the software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer, which may lead to escalation of Privileges. This issue is rated as high. Android: A-69377364. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6293.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15354- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-227h-wvc4-w9jx
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a...
In Android before the 2018-05-05 security patch level, NVIDIA Tegra X1 TZ contains a vulnerability in Widevine TA where the software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer, which may lead to escalation of Privileges. This issue is rated as high. Android: A-69377364. Reference: N-CVE-2017-6293.
- Record
GHSA-227h-wvc4-w9jx- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6293 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published May 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.