7.2high

CVE-2007-3532

NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11, as used in Gentoo Linux and possibly other distributions, creates…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NVIDIA drivers (nvidia-drivers) before 1.0.7185, 1.0.9639, and 100.14.11, as used in Gentoo Linux and possibly other distributions, creates /dev/nvidia* device files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify video card settings, cause a denial of service (crash or physical video card damage), and obtain sensitive information.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • gentoo.org /security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /40177 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25360 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=183567 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26497 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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