CVE-2007-3531

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-3531
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-07-25 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.1a All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.2 All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.4 All All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.4 rc1 All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.4 rc2 All All
Operating System Gentoo Linux 1.4 rc3 All All
Application Gentoo Nvclock All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo update for nvclock - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
NVClock "set_default_speeds()" Insecure Temporary Files - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/38573 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
NVClock Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- NVClock: Insecure file usage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Gentoo Bug 184071 - media-video/nvclock: insecure temporary file usage (CVE-2007-3531) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
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