CVE-2007-3531
The set_default_speeds function in backend/backend.c in NVidia NVClock before 0.8b2 allows local...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-3531- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-3531- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3515 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-3515- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-446h-6m77-5x8g No score
The set_default_speeds function in backend/backend.c in NVidia NVClock before 0.8b2 allows local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-446h-6m77-5x8g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-3531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Gentoo Nvclock, published July 25, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/26200
osvdb.org/38573
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=184071
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-08.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/25052
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35584
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3531
github.com/advisories/GHSA-446h-6m77-5x8g