NVIDIA Linux drivers DoS
Published:		21.08.2007
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		8076
Type:		local
Level:		6/10
Description:		Invalid value sent to device may cause hardware damage.

Affected:		NVIDIA : nvidia-drivers 1.0
		NVIDIA : nvidia-drivers 100.14
CVE:		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 /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.)

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GENTOO, [ GLSA 200708-14 ] NVIDIA drivers: Denial of Service (21.08.2007)

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