{"cve":"CVE-2017-6278","nvd":{"published":"2018-03-26T16:29:00.287","modified":"2026-06-17T01:22:03.430","status":"Modified","description":"NVIDIA Tegra kernel contains a vulnerability in the CORE DVFS Thermal driver where there is the potential to read or write a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer, which may lead to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635","https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787","http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4635","https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787"],"products":["nvidia:jetson_tk1_firmware","nvidia:jetson_tx1_firmware","nvidia:tegra_k1_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-6278","score":0.00319,"percentile":0.24865,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}