CVE-2007-3531
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
The set_default_speeds function in backend/backend.c in NVidia NVClock before 0.8b2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvclock temporary file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.3% (21th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3515)
- Published
- July 25, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3515 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gentoo / linux
- gentoo / linux
- gentoo / linux
- gentoo / linux
- gentoo / linux
- gentoo / linux
- gentoo / nvclock
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184071
- http://osvdb.org/38573
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26200(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26208(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-08.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25052
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35584
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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