7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-5379
NVIDIA Binary Graphics Driver (Font Glyph) Driver Execution of Arbitrary Code (Remote)
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2006, 4:06 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:18 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5379 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nvidia binary_graphics_driver
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5379.

URL Resource
http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/
http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/nv_exploit.c Exploit
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1971
http://secunia.com/advisories/22419 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22676
http://secunia.com/advisories/22730
http://secunia.com/advisories/22764
http://secunia.com/advisories/23678
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-03.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1742
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017072
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102693-1
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147252 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:007
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0025.jsp Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448860/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451329/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20559
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-377-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4053
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4328
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29622
http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/
http://download2.rapid7.com/r7-0025/nv_exploit.c Exploit
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1971
http://secunia.com/advisories/22419 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22676
http://secunia.com/advisories/22730
http://secunia.com/advisories/22764
http://secunia.com/advisories/23678
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-03.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1742
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017072
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102693-1
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/147252 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:007
http://www.rapid7.com/advisories/R7-0025.jsp Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448860/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451329/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20559
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-377-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4053
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4328
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29622

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5379 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5379 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451329/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/448860/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451329/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448860/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29622 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29622 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5379 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5379 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

41.31 }} -0.76%

score

0.96790

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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