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 /dev/nvidia* device files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to modify video card settings,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- nvidia/video driver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/40177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26497Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567
- http://osvdb.org/40177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26497Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.