Description
The set_default_speeds function in backend/backend.c in NVidia NVClock before 0.8b2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvclock temporary file.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26200
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26208
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/38573
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184071
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-08.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25052
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35584
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
gentoo/nvclock
< 0.7
Published
Jul 25, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026