# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200708-14.xml
- http://osvdb.org/40177
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25360
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183567
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25363
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26497

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