PT-2007-4790 · Nvclock · Nvclock

Published 2007-07-25 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-3531

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NVClock versions prior to 0.8b2

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvclock temporary file. This is due to a flaw in the set default speeds function in backend/backend.c.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.8b2, update to version 0.8b2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /tmp/nvclock temporary file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-3531

Affected Products

Nvclock

References · 8

• http://secunia.com/advisories/26208 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-08.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26200 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3531 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25052 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/38573 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35584 · Note
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184071 · Note