CVE-2006-5379
High
Description
The accelerated rendering functionality of NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver (binary blob driver) For Linux v8774 and v8762, and probably on other operating systems, allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large width value in a font glyph, which can be used to overwrite arbitrary memory locations.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductNvidia Binary Graphics Driver
PublishedOct 18, 2006
First seenOct 18, 2006
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nvidia binary_graphics_driver | v8762, v8774 | — |
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