CVE-2006-5379

Published: Oct 18, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Nvidia: Binary Graphics Driver

1 product

Binary Graphics Driver

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nvidia Binary Graphics Driver	Version v8762
Nvidia Binary Graphics Driver	Version v8774

References (44)

http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/nv_exploit.c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1971

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22419

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22676

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22730

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22764

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/23678

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-03.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1742

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017072

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102693-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147252

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:007

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0025.jsp

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448860/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451329/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20559

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-377-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4053

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4328

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29622

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/nv_exploit.c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1971

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/22419

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22676

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/22730

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/22764

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/23678

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-03.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1742

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017072

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102693-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147252

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:007

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0025.jsp

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448860/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451329/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20559

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-377-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4053

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4328

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29622

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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