CVE-2007-3531

medium

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35584

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25052

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-08.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/26208

http://secunia.com/advisories/26200

http://osvdb.org/38573

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184071

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-07-25

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N