Some NVIDIA Tegra mobile processors released prior to 2016 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in BootROM Recovery Mode (RCM)
Published May 1, 2018
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
Some NVIDIA Tegra mobile processors released prior to 2016 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in BootROM Recovery Mode (RCM). An attacker with physical access to the device's USB and the ability to force the device to reboot into RCM could exploit the vulnerability to execute unverified code.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia Corporation | Some NVIDIA Tegra Mobile Processors | n/a |
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- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02740) | 85.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02740) | 84.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 11.82% (0.11821) | 93.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 13.90% (0.13904) | 94.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 12.71% (0.12714) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 13.90% (0.13904) | 94.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 5.65% (0.05654) | 89.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 16, 2025 | 6.96% (0.06957) | 91.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04162) | 88.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 85.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.79% (0.05792) | 83.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 85.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 5.79% (0.05792) | 89.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03836) | 87.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.02% (0.07021) | 90.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.84% (0.03836) | 87.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 36.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4660 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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