CVE-2019-5679

N/A
Published: August 6, 2019 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorShield Experience· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0, NVIDIA Tegra bootloader contains a vulnerability in nvtboot where the Trusted OS image is improperly authenticated, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges, and information disclosure, code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.0
Affected range stops below 8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
google-android (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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