CVE-2007-3532
NVIDIA Video Driver < 1.0.7185 - Insecure Device File Permissions
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/40177
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26497
Scores
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
10.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
nvidia/video_driver
< 1.0.7185
Published
Jul 27, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026