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GLSA-200611-03 : NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 23668

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200611-03 (NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability)

 Rapid7 reported a boundary error in the NVIDIA binary graphics driver that leads to a buffer overflow in the accelerated rendering functionality.
 Impact :

 An X client could trigger the buffer overflow with a maliciously crafted series of glyphs. A remote attacker could also entice a user to open a specially crafted web page, document or X client that will trigger the buffer overflow. This could result in the execution of arbitrary code with root privileges or at least in the crash of the X server.
 Workaround :

 Disable the accelerated rendering functionality in the Device section of xorg.conf :
 Option 'RenderAccel' 'false'

Solution

NVIDIA binary graphics driver users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-1.0.8776'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200611-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23668

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200611-03.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 11/20/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nvidia-drivers, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/7/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5379

GLSA: 200611-03