CVE-2006-5379

N/A Unknown
Published: October 18, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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

44 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

nvidia