PT-2018-8332 · Nvidia · Nvidia Security Engine

Published 2018-03-06 · Updated 2019-04-02 · CVE-2017-6284

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVIDIA Security Engine (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns a vulnerability in the Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG) of the NVIDIA Security Engine. This vulnerability leads to the DRBG not properly initializing and storing or transmitting sensitive data using a weakened encryption scheme. As a result, the encryption scheme is unable to protect sensitive data, which may lead to information disclosure.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-326

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6284

Affected Products

Nvidia Security Engine

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6284 · Security Note
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4631 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6284 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4787 · Note