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Re: [Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200611-03 ] NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability
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- Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200611-03 ] NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability
- From: "Nick Boyce" <nick.boyce@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:19:52 +0000
On 11/7/06, Raphael Marichez <falco@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-03
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> http://security.gentoo.org/
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> Severity: High
> Title: NVIDIA binary graphics driver: Privilege escalation
> vulnerability
> Date: November 07, 2006
> Bugs: #151635
> ID: 200611-03
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> Synopsis
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> The NVIDIA binary graphics driver is vulnerable to a local privilege
> escalation
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> 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.
um ... doesn't that make it a *remote* privilege escalation ?
Cheers,
Nick Boyce
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