NVIDIA Linux driver buffer overflow
| nvidia-linux-driver-bo (29622) |  High Risk |
Description:
The NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the free() function. By sending specially-crafted glyph data using an X client, a remote or local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Note: In order to remotely exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would be required to persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web page.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.3 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102693 for patch or upgrade information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200611-03 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Mandriva Linux:
Refer to Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2007:007 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- NVIDIA Web site: NVIDIA Home.
- Rapid7, LLC Security Advisory R7-0025: Buffer Overflow in NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver For Linux.
- Sun Alert ID: 102693: Security Vulnerability With Graphics Driver for Solaris 10 and Linux on Certain Systems.
- BID-20559: NVidia Binary Graphics Driver For Linux Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5379: The accelerated rendering functionality of NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver (binary blob driver) For Linux v8774 and v8762, and probably on other operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large width value in a font glyph, which can be used to overwrite arbitrary memory locations.
- GLSA-200611-03: NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability
- MDKSA-2007:007: Updated nvidia driver packages fix vulnerability
- SA22419: NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SA22676: Sun Solaris NVIDIA Graphics Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017072: NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
- US-CERT VU#147252: NVIDIA Display Driver for Unix systems vulnerable to buffer overflow
- USN-377-1: NVIDIA vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4053: NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4328: Sun Solaris Security Update Fixes NVIDIA Graphics Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.10
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- NVIDIA NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux 8762
- NVIDIA NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver for Linux 8774
- Sun Solaris 10 x64
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
Reported:
Oct 16, 2006
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