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CVE-2007-3531

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
25/07/2007
Last modified:
09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:nvclock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0.7 (including)

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