CVE-2017-6273
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNVIDIA ADSP Firmware contains a vulnerability in the ADSP Loader component where there is the potential to write to a memory location that is outside the intended boundary of the buffer, which may lead to denial of service or possible escalation of privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the NVIDIA ADSP (Application Digital Signal Processor) Loader component of the firmware. The flaw allows writes to memory locations outside the intended buffer boundary, potentially enabling denial of service or privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify NVIDIA ADSP firmware presenceDetermine if the system contains a NVIDIA GPU or embedded device that utilizes ADSP (Application Digital Signal Processor) firmware. This typically applies to NVIDIA Tegra processors and certain GPU architectures with audio processing components.Affected if System has NVIDIA hardware with ADSP firmware capability
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Locate ADSP firmware versionAccess the device firmware or system information to retrieve the installed ADSP firmware version. This may be found in system diagnostics, firmware management interfaces, or device-specific administrative tools.Affected if Any ADSP firmware version is reported (affected range is all versions)
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Verify ADSP Loader componentConfirm that the ADSP Loader component is present and active within the firmware. The vulnerability exists specifically in this loader component according to the CVE description.Affected if ADSP Loader component is present in the firmware
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Confirm firmware typeVerify the firmware is specifically the NVIDIA ADSP Firmware as listed in the affected products. This is distinct from other NVIDIA firmware types.Affected if Firmware identified is NVIDIA Adsp Firmware (all versions)
The environment is affected if any version of NVIDIA ADSP Firmware with an active ADSP Loader component is present on the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the NVIDIA firmware update that addresses this vulnerability in the ADSP Loader; verify which GPU/embedded device models and firmware versions are affected and deploy the patched firmware.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-6273 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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